But can it replace star link functionality, which is easy to use and its ability is enough?
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One web has had a long and harassing history, including bankruptcy, many changes in ownership, seizing some satellites through Russia, and more. The company received a shock of stability in 2023 when the French satellite operator Utilist acquired the One Web at a price of $ 3.4 billion. In British and French governments, each company has more than 10 %.
For the first two months of this year, publicly traded utilist shares were trading on historical low, sometimes a share (1.25)) is less than $ 1.15. However, since the threats about the Star Link Service in Ukraine have been raised, the stock has increased, which has increased fourfold.
To understand whether the small One Web Bridge can be copied to serve the Star Link offered in Ukraine, ARS spoke to Kalib Henry, director of the Quety Analytics Director of Research, who is also writing a deeply researched book about the history of the Oneview. He said the tower is active but not more.
“Every sacrifice that was made for the survival of the company in the present time, in the future, suffers,” Henry said about the One Web.
The purpose of the Bridge was to actually be 900 satellites, and it includes many more gateways on the ground, both will provide more potential. The One Web has not even reached a high scale of manufacturing for its user terminals, which in some cases costs thousands of dollars in addition to monthly subscription fees.
These terminals are also more complex and less easy to use. For example, Henry said that the Ukrainian military has been able to mount the Star Link Terminals on the drone, but the One Web terminals are huge.