Bharti Enterprises
-
OneWeb has almost reached its halfway point of satellites in orbit after last night’s successful launch of 34 more. -
OneWeb’s ninth launch finally got off the pad at the weekend, just 48 hours late after an unexpected technical problem on Thursday.
-
OneWeb’s ninth launch, due to take place later today, will mean it has 288 satellites in orbit.
-
Hanwha Systems, a South Korean electronics and military equipment company, has become the latest investor in OneWeb, the satellite operator.
-
OneWeb has applied to the Indian government for a licence to provide personal satellite communications.
-
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.
Forthcoming events
-
Satellite company OneWeb, which plans to begin commercial service in October, has announced a move into aviation networks.
-
OneWeb is to re-start satellite launched in December and plans to have most of its fleet in service by the end of 2022.
-
One of the shareholders in the bankrupt OneWeb satellite company has joined the UK-Indian rescue attempt with a US$50 million investment.
