Tag: satellite internet startup

Hughes Network Systems to invest $50 million to join OneWeb consortium

U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest $50mn in the British government and Bharti-backed consortium buying collapsed satellite operator Oneweb. Hughes previously partnered with OneWeb, which collapsed in late March with 74 out of a planned 650 satellites launched after top backer SoftBank Group Corp declined to provide further funding. “This…

Softbank backed satellite internet start-up OneWeb files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, cuts jobs

OneWeb, the satellite internet start-up backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has since its inception launched 74 satellites and has 44 ground station to power its communication service using low earth orbit satellites. In their statement the company said that the Company and certain of its controlled affiliates…