Epstein acted as adviser in OneWeb founding
Jeffrey Epstein was an adviser in the creation of OneWeb, a low-Earth orbit satellite network that is the world’s largest rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink, according to emails released by the US Department of Justice.
The disgraced financier acted as a...
Seacom now offering enterprise LEO satellite connectivity
Submarine cable network operator and managed connectivity service provider Seacom has launched a low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite service for its enterprise clients in South Africa.
The company said the service marked an "evolutionary"...
Starlink's arrival in South Africa is just the beginning of satellite Internet boom
The hype around SpaceX's Starlink is signalling the beginning of a period of significant growth for several low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet providers coming to South Africa.
That is according to Q-KON...
OneWeb launches last satellites for initial 616-strong fleet taking on Starlink
OneWeb Ltd. launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation,” allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year.
“It’s the fruition of an enormous...
OneWeb sends 40 satellites into orbit using rival's parent company
SpaceX successfully launched 40 satellites for competing communications company OneWeb on Thursday.
It’s the first of three planned missions the unlikely collaborators are set to perform over the coming months despite their...
OneWeb takes R4 billion hit on satellites taken hostage by Russia
British satellite startup OneWeb Ltd. took a $229 million (R3.96 billion) writedown after Russia scuppered its launch plans and took 36 of its spacecraft hostage indefinitely earlier this year.
The impairment came after OneWeb...
Nokia and AST SpaceMobile building satellite network for regular cellphones
Nokia Oyj will provide equipment to connect AST SpaceMobile Inc. satellites to the global telecommunications network, creating a crucial link in a planned space-based broadband network designed to work with standard...
SpaceX will launch Starlink rival's satellites
UK-based communications company OneWeb has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch its Internet-beaming satellites into orbit later this year.
OneWeb and SpaceX's Starlink are competitors in the low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite Internet business.
OneWeb launches first Internet satellites in race with SpaceX
A thunderous crackle ripped through the Amazon rain forest Wednesday evening, carrying with it the notion that the world is entering a new, even more connected age.
Just as the sun set here in Kourou, on the coast of French Guiana...
Intelsat merger with OneWeb to collapse – Report
The merger between Intelsat and OneWeb, the satellite start-up of the Japanese SoftBank Group, is set to fall through, Reuters reported.