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Eutelsat wins Telstra agreement

Eutelsat’s OneWeb division has won a significant contract with Australian telco Telstra. OneWeb will provide “the largest roll-out of low Earth orbit backhaul in Australia” says the company. The financial value of the agreement was not revealed but more information might emerge from Eutelsat’s half-year results due on February 16th. The launch follows the signing […]

February 13, 2024By Chris Forrester

Intelsat signals cover the Arctic Circle

For any satellite orbiting the Earth from above the Equator it is not easy to deliver signals to aircraft flying over the North Pole. Intelsat has managed the challenge with the help of bandwidth from Eutelsat/OneWeb. It has completed a series of test flights to the Arctic Circle demonstrating that airlines that require inflight internet […]

February 7, 2024By Chris Forrester

Extreme E partners with Eutelsat, OmniAccess

Racing series Extreme E has launched a partnership with Eutelsat OneWeb, the Geostationary Equatorial Orbit and Low Earth Orbit (GEO-LEO) satellite communications operator.  The collaboration with Eutelsat OneWeb, part of Eutelsat Group, will connect the racing action to the St Helena, the championship’s floating centrepiece which transports all of the series’ ODYSSEY 21 vehicles and […]

January 31, 2024

Eutelsat’s OneWeb merger goes sour

Eutelsat was hammered on the Paris stock exchange in early trading on January 29th, instantly falling 15 per cent as the Bourse opened. Eutelsat had issued a trading update and the news, as far as OneWeb was concerned, was not good. Eutelsat had owned OneWeb for just four trading months which had enabled a “deep […]

January 30, 2024

Eutelsat: “OneWeb behind schedule”

Eutelsat has issued a trading review and market update stating that its OneWeb division was making slower progress than expected. The impact has slashed its anticipated EBITDA revenues for this year (to June 30th) by between €75 million to €145 million. Eutelsat has “suspended” its guidance for this financial year and postponed any further guidance […]

January 29, 2024By Chris Forrester

Eutelsat OneWeb supports Paratus South Africa

Eutelsat Group has announced that Paratus South Africa, a specialist connectivity provider, and Eutelsat OneWeb have partnered to enhance Paratus’ connectivity offering in South Africa. Paratus South Africa already provides Geostationary (GEO) satellite services through its partnership with Eutelsat Group and this new agreement further strengthens its satellite connectivity services through a combined GEO/LEO offering […]

January 19, 2024

UK government loses £200m on OneWeb stake

The merger between Eutelsat and constellation operator OneWeb has cost the UK taxpayer around £200 million (€230.9m) in losses. The unexpected decision to rescue OneWeb from bankruptcy was driven, at least in part, by anxieties that China could gain control of the struggling business. Dominic Cummings, a key adviser to the now disgraced former Prime […]

January 2, 2024By Chris Forrester

India Telecommunications Bill under debate

Indian telcos and their satellite partners will have to wait some time to access new satellite spectrum over the nation. A new Telecommunications Bill is now under debate and this is not likely to be finally decided and approved until a planned budget session in February 2024. The various authorities will then need time to […]

December 21, 2023

OneWeb wins Libya contract

Eutelsat OneWeb has signed what it describes as a “multi-million dollar exclusive distribution agreement” with telco Rawafed Libya (RLTT) to deliver connectivity services across Libya. RLTT is expanding its relationship with Eutelsat Group to include a hybrid bundle of both enhanced GEO and LEO services, in this new landmark agreement. Eutelsat OneWeb will provide exclusive […]

December 13, 2023By Chris Forrester

Intellian launches OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb

Intellian Technologies, a provider of multi-constellation satellite user terminals and communications solutions, and Eutelsat OneWeb, the GEO-LEO satellite operator, have announced the launch of OW130L for Eutelsat OneWeb customers. The OW130L will offer a robust service on Eutelsat OneWeb’s network while also being tolerant to rain fade and ensuring delivery on the highest Service Level […]

December 12, 2023