Space Odyssey — the British missiles fly into the unknown together with OneWebСергей Dragun | 10.07.2020
Britain relies on the satellite operator’s OneWeb, as Brekzita she had to leave the project EC Galileo.
The British government and Indian Telecom conglomerate Bharti Enterprises, said that together will collect $ 1 billion to buy OneWeb, which went bankrupt after
his biggest sponsor, SoftBank Group, refused to provide new funding.
However, to restore the project is not so easy — OneWeb has already proved that for investors this is a bottomless pit.
PREDPRIYATIE founded by American entrepreneur Greg Wyler with the aim to provide Internet everywhere and all through 648 low-orbit satellites.
OneWeb start as WorldVu in 2012 and already has 74 in orbit.
Britain is considering adding technology positioning new satellites that will constitute a competitive advantage of the project.
In addition to $ 1 billion of investment Britain may have to invest another $ 1 billion to replenish the orbital constellation with additional satellites.
Each new satellite will cost $ 2 million. Lifetime — 5 years. Collects them in his factory.
The cost of launching rockets is $ 70 million. USA apiece. One launch into orbit of the satellite is displayed 34.
OneWeb plans to provide coverage at the poles. Potential clients — the military and the oil and gas industry in the Arctic.
The provision of universal Internet service via satellite for many years been a dream of many technology tycoons and companies, including the injured failure and supported the bill
Gates venture called Teledesic in the 1990-ies.
Wyler brought the idea OneWeb in Google in 2013. A year later he left Google to team with SpaceX, Elon musk.
This partnership also ended, and OneWeb to further develop yourself.
Musk and SpaceX is now building a competing project Starlink, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is developing the business space of the Internet – Project Kuiper.
OneWeb was supported by Qualcomm, Airbus, Virgin Group and Japanese investor SoftBank has invested $ 2 billion.
IT market, telecommunications, Satellite Internet
