Inside what's driving tech
The order comes on top of 440 satellites already procured, with deployment set to begin in late 2026. OneWeb currently operates more than 600 low-Earth orbit satellites, compared with over 11,000 for Starlink. Eutelsat primarily targets governments, businesses and telecom operators rather than consumers. The expansion is also designed to maintain service until IRIS², Europe’s future sovereign connectivity constellation, comes online.
Founder of Stack Chronicle and a journalist with experience across several local and national radio stations (including RTL2, Hit West, Euradio and Figaro Radio in France, and WDET in Detroit, Michigan), I began taking a deeper interest in technology in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. I quickly realised, that few media outlets were building meaningful connections between technology, AI, finance, politics and environmental issues. That observation led to the creation of Stack Chronicle: a publication designed to help both curious readers and more informed audiences understand the technological transformations shaping our world.