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OneWeb is merging with Intelsat, SoftBank to invest another $1.7B in new satellite co.

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Image courtesy of Astronaut Scott Kelly Yet more consolidation is afoot in the satellite industry. Today, OneWeb — which last December raised a whopping $1.2 billion from SoftBank for its yet-to-launch satellite internet service — announced that it would merge with large satellite incumbent Intelsat. SoftBank separately said it would invest another $1.7 billion in the combined company. Intellsat was one of the first… Read More


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