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OneWeb competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to OneWeb among space communications companies — ranked by similarity to what OneWeb actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About OneWeb
Eutelsat OneWeb is a telecommunications company headquartered in London, England, operating as a subsidiary of the French group Eutelsat. The company provides broadband satellite Internet services in low Earth orbit (LEO).
OneWeb at a glance
OneWeb is a space communications company headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 2009. It has raised at least $1.7B across the 2 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round raised $1.2B in December 2016.
OneWeb funding rounds
At least $1.7B raised across the 2 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | $1.2B | — | |
| Series A | $500M | 1 named |
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Top 12 OneWeb competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to OneWeb by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
Satellite Communications
Eutelsat Communications S.A., which adopted the name Eutelsat Group in October 2023, specializes in operating telecommunication satellites. The company provides satellite capacity for various purposes, including video delivery, fixed data transmission, and government services. It also offers crucial connectivity solutions, such as fixed broadband internet and mobile access. Marketed under the Eutelsat brand, its services are distributed directly to clients and through an established network of distributors. Eutelsat manages a constellation of 36 satellites positioned in geostationary orbit. Its broad customer base includes international telecommunications providers, broadcasters, corporate network integrators, businesses, and government agencies. These satellite-based offerings support video, business, broadband, and mobile services across a significant global footprint, spanning France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and other international markets. Eutelsat Group was established in 1977 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
Satellite Communications
Bharti Space, associated with India's Bharti Global and Bharti Enterprises, is an investor in the satellite communications sector. The company became a major shareholder in low-Earth-orbit broadband venture OneWeb and maintained its investment following OneWeb's 2023 merger with Eutelsat.
Similar space communications company
Bharti Space Ltd. is the space and satellite subsidiary of India's Bharti group, which has invested significantly in the French satellite operator Eutelsat. Eutelsat Group itself is headquartered in Paris, France, and employs a large international workforce.
Satellite Communications
E-Space is a global space company specializing in telecommunications and satellite manufacturing. It aims to bridge Earth and space by creating new global capabilities to improve lives, enhance business efficiencies, and build a smarter planet.
Satellite Communications
Hispasat is a Spanish satellite telecommunications operator headquartered in Madrid, providing a variety of communication services.
Space Technology & Telecommunications
Angkasa-X Holdings Corp. develops Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology to provide affordable internet connectivity solutions for rural and remote populations across ASEAN and neighboring regions. The company offers Satellite-as-a-Service (SaaS) provisioning through its A-SEANLINK satellite constellation, collaborating with telecommunication providers and global technology partners to improve regional digital infrastructure.
Satellite Communications
Astrocast is a satellite IoT company headquartered in Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland. It provides a cost-effective, bidirectional, and comprehensive Satellite IoT Service to tackle global connectivity challenges in remote areas, and has gone public.
Satellite Communications
WISeSat provides secure and cost-effective Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity using picosatellites and low-power sensors. The company serves industries such as logistics, energy and utilities, agriculture, defense, and infrastructure by enabling space-based asset monitoring and device-to-device communications with quantum-ready encryption.
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Satellite Communications
Intelsat S.A. is a Luxembourgish-American multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States. Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, from 1964 to 2001, it was an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international telecommunications and broadcast services.
Satellite Communications
Iridium Communications Inc. is a publicly traded American satellite communications company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Its principal operating subsidiary is Iridium Satellite LLC. Iridium operates the Iridium satellite constellation, a system of 80 satellites: 66 are operational satellites and fourteen function as in-orbit spares. Iridium satellites are used for worldwide voice and data communication from handheld satellite phones, satellite messenger communication devices and integrated transceivers. The company is also developing standards-based direct-to-device satellite connectivity
Satellite Communications and Earth Observation
Kongsberg Satellite Services provides global ground network services and earth observation products for spacecraft, launch vehicles, and lunar missions.
Similar space communications company
Warpspace is a private Japanese company developing an inter-satellite communication system based on laser communication. Warpspace is developing a medium Earth orbit satellite, WarpHub InterSat, which will communicate with other satellites in low Earth orbit using optical communication, then pass on the received data to ground stations.
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