Press Release: Eutelsat, OneWeb sign final merger agreement
Following the issuance by the employee representative bodies of their opinion on the proposed combination between Eutelsat Communications an... Continue Reading
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Intelsat to support antenna swap for airlines keen on GEO/LEO service
You might say that Intelsat and OneWeb have been engaged in a sort of mating dance for years. A SoftBank-supported marriage was even contemp... Continue Reading
Press Release: OneWeb fully-funded with new $500m investment
OneWeb, the global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, has secured further fund-raising on the anniversary of the succes... Continue Reading
Seamless Air Alliance presses ahead despite OneWeb challenges
The bankruptcy of Seamless Air Alliance founding member OneWeb changes nothing about the grouping’s core mission or plans going forward. Ind... Continue Reading
OneWeb files for bankruptcy, pursues sale of the business
Having only just celebrated the successful third launch of its Low Earth Orbit satellites, OneWeb has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankr... Continue Reading
Hughes bullish on OneWeb success, prospects for Jupiter platform
Last month’s issue of Satellite Mobility World magazine went for OneWeb’s jugular, suggesting that major investor Softbank’s emphasis on pro... Continue Reading
Intelsat, OneWeb work to bring new economics to Ku connectivity
Airlines can be forgiven if they’re still not 100% sure which inflight connectivity roadmap to adopt for their fleets or subfleets. After al... Continue Reading
Swarm of NGSO satellites is coming; Inmarsat hasn’t seen the magic
Inmarsat is expressing doubt about the future of some big name industry projects across multiple swaths of spectrum and orbital planes. The ... Continue Reading
Press Release: SoftBank-backed tie-up of Intelsat/OneWeb grounded
Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) (“Intelsat”) today announced that the previously announced (i) offer or offers to exchange (collectively, the “Exch... Continue Reading
Intelsat talks aero in a shared GEO/LEO world
Intelsat still has some work ahead of it to convince bondholders to accept a share-for-share merger deal with Softbank-backed upstart OneWeb... Continue Reading
Aero opportunities abound if Intelsat, OneWeb merger clears
Intelsat and OneWeb are set to merge. The deal, backed by a $1.7bn cash infusion from SoftBank, is valued at $18bn. When Intelsat’s he... Continue Reading
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