Bharti Owned OneWeb to Provide Satellite Internet in India by Mid 2022

OneWeb, a satellite internet operator is all set to provide high-speed internet services in India by 2022. For the unaware, OneWeb is owned by Bharti Group and the UK government. Today it launched a total of 36 satellites into space from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia. The company has plans for providing high-speed internet services in India by mid-2022 and in the global markets by late 2021. Sunil Mittal, Chairman of the Bharti Enterprises said that this step by the company is just the start in building the world’s first Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation for providing uninterrupted internet services all around — more details ahead.

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OneWeb to Provide Satellite Internet in Unconnected and Under Connected Areas

One thing that’s beneficial about satellite internet is that it can reach even the remotest of locations. That’s what OneWeb seeks to achieve as well. Mittal said that OneWeb will be providing internet services in regions of the country where there is less or no access to broadband connectivity at all.

The 36 new satellites launched recently takes the total tally of OneWeb’s satellites out in the space to 110. OneWeb is looking to build a constellation of 648 satellites so that it can provide high-speed internet access globally. For doing so, the company has already completed four launches and secured global priority spectrum.

Shravin Mittal, Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises expressed that OneWeb is ready to enter the Indian market either through a commercial partnership route or directly on its own. The satellite internet operator is eyeing to start Indian operations by June 2022.