London Based ‘OneWeb’ is Building a Space-Based Global Communications Network That Delivers High-Speed, Low Latency Internet Access.
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CEO: Neil Masterson (Nov 2020–)
Founder: Greg Wyler
Founded: 2012
Headquartered in: London, England, United Kingdom
Subsidiaries: Airbus OneWeb Satellites LLC, 1021823 B.C. Ltd.
OneWeb is developing a global communication network that will revolutionize the world by providing high-speed internet access. By building a communications network with a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, OneWeb will connect people worldwide. The company’s global service will deliver new solutions for broadband, government, and cellular backhaul. Its high-speed, low-latency network will offer mobility solutions to industries that rely on global connectivity, such as aviation, maritime, automotive, trains, and more.
OneWeb commenced launches of the OneWeb satellite constellation, a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites, in February 2019. By March 2020, had launched 74 of the planned 648 satellites in the initial phase constellation.
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