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After Bankruptcy and War, OneWeb Turns to a Competitor for Help

posted by hubie on Tuesday December 06, @03:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the tenacity dept.
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Freeman writes:

OneWeb, as ever, is doing what it needs to do to survive:

There's one thing that can be definitively said about broadband communications company OneWeb: It's a survivor.

The company has persisted through several different owners, a bankruptcy, having its satellites taken as hostages amid a regional war, and nearly completing a satellite Internet constellation in low-Earth orbit. Now, the London-based company is set to take the next step in its meandering but persistent journey toward success.

As early as Tuesday, December 6, a batch of 40 satellites is due to launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A in Florida. SpaceX, of course, is a competitor in satellite broadband Internet.
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The first of those Falcon 9 launches is scheduled to happen next week. "The launch will enable the company to significantly expand service and initiate additional connectivity solutions soon for partners across the USA, Europe, and much of the Middle East and Asia, representing all points north of the 35th parallel," OneWeb said in a news release issued on Friday.

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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday December 06, @03:01PM (2 children)

    by Freeman (732) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 06, @03:01PM (#1281397) Journal

    Kind of rough to be relying on a competitor, but OneWeb has had it rough all the way around. In reality, OneWeb should have been launching via SpaceX to begin with. SpaceX has the cheapest, fastest, and getting close to the most reliable rockets to date.

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    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday December 06, @07:09PM (1 child)

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 06, @07:09PM (#1281423) Journal

      Jeff Bezos does not seem to concur about using SpaceX.

      I wonder if reliable BE-4 engines can be delivered regularly and on time? I'm sure eventually they can as the tortoise moves ever forward.

      I hope ULA can get their Vulcan rocket operational as early as next year.

      It doesn't hurt for SpaceX to have competitors.

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      • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Tuesday December 06, @09:20PM

        by Freeman (732) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 06, @09:20PM (#1281438) Journal

        It's good to have competitors, if only to show just how awful the "competitors" are.

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        Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
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