The merging of OneWeb and Eutelsat creates a European satellite internet behemoth capable of competing with SpaceX and Amazon

The merging of OneWeb and Eutelsat creates a European satellite internet behemoth capable of competing with SpaceX and Amazon

OneWeb and Eutelsat have agreed to merge for $3.4 billion, creating a competitor in global internet connections that will compete with SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper. The two firms claim they would link low-Earth orbit satellites that provide quicker connections with less lag and geostationary satellites that have greater capacity and cover more regions, with OneWeb continuing to operate as its own brand under Eutelsat.