Sunil Bharti Mittal
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OneWeb now has 462 satellites in orbit, following the successful launch of 36 new satellites from India at the weekend. -
Satellite company OneWeb is hoping to resume its launch programme this weekend, using an Indian rocket for the first time.
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Eutelsat’s CEO, Eva Berneke, and its chairman, Dominique D’Hinnin, will be in charge of the combined satellite company when it takes over OneWeb by the end of June 2023, the companies said this morning.
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OneWeb has revived the idea that India might launch its future satellites.
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Arianespace has successfully launched 34 more satellites for OneWeb, taking the company’s total in orbit to 428.
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Airtel Africa, marked its membership of the FTSE 100 share listing this week with revenue up almost 25% and earnings up 34%.
Forthcoming events
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Bharti Airtel (Airtel) and Google are to partner on a long-term, multi-year agreement to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem.
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Satellite company OneWeb finished 2021 on a high, with another successful launch, but the date of its commercial start is still unclear.
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Satellite company OneWeb appears to be on the verge of ditching France’s Arianespace as its launcher and moving to the newly set up commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Eutelsat, which last week rejected a takeover offer from Patrick Drahi, has raised its stake in satellite company OneWeb to almost 23%.
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OneWeb’s ninth launch finally got off the pad at the weekend, just 48 hours late after an unexpected technical problem on Thursday.
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OneWeb’s ninth launch, due to take place later today, will mean it has 288 satellites in orbit.
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Hanwha Systems, a South Korean electronics and military equipment company, has become the latest investor in OneWeb, the satellite operator.
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Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Bharti group has stepped in to top up OneWeb’s funding by US$500 million just as the company prepared for the last launch in its first phase before going commercial.
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BT and OneWeb have finally confirmed a report in Capacity in March that they are exploring using the satellite network for rural coverage in the UK.
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OneWeb has applied to the Indian government for a licence to provide personal satellite communications.
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The US Air Force has emerged as a significant customer for UK/Indian satellite network OneWeb, saying it will use it for Arctic services.
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Satellite company OneWeb is in “advanced discussions” with potential investors to provide its missing US$475 million.
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Eutelsat has spent US$550 million on a 24% stake in satellite company OneWeb, joining Bharti Global and the UK government — which each spent $500 million — as an equal shareholder.
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OneWeb has successfully launched its next 36 satellites, increasing its total in orbit to 182 of the final target of 648.
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Telecoms giant Bharti Airtel, which owns mobile operations in Africa as well as India and Sri Lanka, is to split its business into four separate units.
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OneWeb now has more than a quarter of its 648 satellites in service after yesterday’s successful launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
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Satellite company OneWeb, which plans to begin commercial service in October, has announced a move into aviation networks.
