OneWeb announced positive feedback from their six satellites in Low Earth Orbit. OneWeb's mission is to enable internet access everywhere for everyone, and to that end they are well on their way with the announcement of the successful test of its six satellites in Low Earth Orbit.
All satellites delivered high-speed, low-latency services, with speed of more than 400 Mbps which enabled the fastest real-time video streaming in Full HD from Space. The tests, which took place in Seoul, South Korea, represent the most significant demonstration of the OneWeb constellation to date, proving its ability to provide superior broadband connectivity anywhere on the planet.
OneWeb’s satellites are performing well, enabling the company to continue its path forward towards a fully functioning global constellation in 2021 and delivering partial service beginning as early as 2020. OneWeb’s service will broaden and innovate the use cases of satellite connectivity and will represent an important step towards enabling quality access everywhere for everyone.
OneWeb is aggressively moving forward on the implementation of its first phase of the network which will start with an initial 650 satellites and grow up to 1,980 satellites. This first phase of the constellation will provide global coverage; and further additions to the network will be focused on adding capacity to meet growing customer demands.
The recent satellite tests were conducted in partnership with Intellian, the developer and manufacturer of OneWeb user terminals and SatixFy, developer and manufacturer of the 125 MHz SCPC test modem. The tests included: latency, speed, jitter, seamless handover between satellites and power control. During its test, OneWeb demonstrated:
- Extremely low latency with an average of 32 milliseconds
- Seamless beam and satellite handovers
- Accurate antenna pointing and tracking
- Live streamed video at resolutions up to 1080p (Full HD)
- Test speed rates of more than 400 Mbps
From real-time gaming to Facetime, streaming HD movies to operating Google maps on the move to using cloud software, OneWeb’s service offers new applications that are needed to meet the connectivity needs. These initial tests are only the beginning and OneWeb will continue testing as it prepares for its next launch later this year.
Adrian Steckel, CEO of OneWeb stated that their tests prove that OneWeb will enable very high speed and low latency connectivity everywhere and they are on schedule to offer the service globally in 24 months. OneWeb is going to transform the way they think about connectivity and how they use it.
Eric Sung, CEO of Intellian added that this demonstration in Seoul shows the strength that OneWeb and Intellian have together to provide global coverage. The technology in the Intellian user terminals connecting with OneWeb satellites shows their capabilities for now and for the future. They will succeed on this mission with OneWeb.
