Eutelsat OneWeb
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Eutelsat OneWeb (legally Network Access Associates Ltd.) is a subsidiary of Eutelsat Group providing broadband satellite Internet services in low Earth orbit (LEO).[4][7] The company is headquartered in London, and has offices in Virginia, US[8] and a satellite manufacturing facility in Florida – Airbus OneWeb Satellites – that is a joint venture with Airbus Defence and Space.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Satellite Internet access |
Predecessor | WorldVu Satellites |
Founded | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
Founder | Greg Wyler[1][2][3] |
Headquarters | London, England, UK[4] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Eva Berneke (CEO)[5] |
Owner |
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Number of employees | ~600 (March 2022) |
Parent | Eutelsat Group |
Subsidiaries | Airbus OneWeb Satellites (50% owner) |
Website | oneweb |
The company was founded by Greg Wyler in 2012[1][2] and launched its first 6 satellites in February 2019. It entered bankruptcy in March 2020 after failing to raise the required capital to complete the build and deployment of the remaining 90% of the network. The company emerged from the bankruptcy proceedings and reorganization in November 2020 with a new ownership group. As of 2021, Indian multinational company Bharti Global, France-based satellite service provider Eutelsat and the Government of the United Kingdom were the company's largest shareholders, while Japan's SoftBank retained an equity holding of 12%.[5][9]
On 28 September 2023, Eutelsat announced the completion of its merger with OneWeb and the creation of a new "Eutelsat Group" company, with subsidiaries "Eutelsat" and "Eutelsat OneWeb".[10][11]