OneWeb begins commercial service as Airtel invests additional $500m

In March 2020, UK-based satellite broadband player OneWeb filed for bankruptcy, having failed to secure funding for their LEO satellite constellation, citing market turbulence related to the emerging coronavirus pandemic. In November, however, a miraculous turnaround was on the cards, with the UK government and Bharti Global, run by Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal, both committing $500 million to rescue the company from bankruptcy. By January 2021, more investment was flowing into the