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New Space lands OneWeb deal for LEOsat launches
OneWeb has signed a deal with New Space India Ltd to launch its satellites after a deal with Russia’s space agency Roscosmos fell apart. Read more…
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OneWeb has tapped SpaceX to resume LEOsat launches
After being forced to cancel a rocket launch from Baikonur, OneWeb has contracted with SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit. Read more…
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Russia-Ukraine war delays OneWeb’s planned service launch in India
OneWeb gets a license to provide satellite broadband services in India – but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will delay its service launch. Read more…
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OneWeb halts Baikonur launches as Russia demands guarantees
OneWeb is suspending all launches from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome after Rostelcom demands guarantees it’s not a national security threat. Read more…
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Jio spars with Airtel, satcom players over satellite gateway spectrum
Reliance Jio is at loggerheads with Bharti Airtel and global satellite operators over allocation of spectrum for satellite gateways in India. Read more…
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Inmarsat wants India to ignore Jio’s demand to auction satellite spectrum
Inmarsat has joined the ongoing debate around auctioning satellite spectrum in India. The British satellite operator’s chief executive officer Rajeev Suri said that there is no case to even consider auctioning spectrum for satcom or Read more…
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Bharti-backed OneWeb gets licence to offer VSAT-backhaul to telcos
OneWeb has received its first licence from India’s DoT, allowing it to offer satellite-based backhaul through VSAT to telecom operators. Read more…
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OneWeb, Viasat apply for licence to offer satellite broadband in India
OneWeb and US-based Viasat Inc have reportedly sought approvals to provide high-speed satellite broadband services in India. Read more…
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Starlink and OneWeb may find it very hard to attract customers in India
Starlink and OneWeb will find it hard to grab broadband users in India as their satellite communication services will remain a niche offering Read more…
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Shravin Mittal: India offers enough space for OneWeb and SpaceX
Shravin Mittal said that India offers enough space for OneWeb and SpaceX to provide high-speed satellite connectivity in the country. Read more…
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Mittal seeks ISRO help to build affordable access terminals for OneWeb
Sunil Mittal has sought India’s space agency support to build affordable access terminals for OneWeb’s upcoming high-speed broadband services Read more…
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The battle for inner space needs traffic control and a garbage truck
Inner space is now as accessible as the ring roads around any major city. The only slight hitch is you have to be a billionaire to get there. Read more…
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Satellite broadband provider Hughes invests $50mn in Bharti-led OneWeb
Satellite-based broadband networks provider Hughes is investing $50mn to join OneWeb consortium led by India’s Bharti and UK government Read more…
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Russia says OneWeb deal is a national security threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state security agency is opposing a high-level deal for the US OneWeb satellite startup to bring Internet access to remote parts of the country because it says the project could be Read more…
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Intelsat says merger with OneWeb ain’t gonna happen
(Reuters) – Satellite operator Intelsat said it expects its $14 billion merger with peer OneWeb, which is backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, to fall through as it failed to get enough of its creditors to Read more…