OneWeb signs up another multinational telco customer

France-based Orange will use OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to improve rural coverage across its footprint.
The distribution agreement, announced on Wednesday, covers Europe, Africa, Latin America, and “other global regions”. Orange plans to leverage OneWeb’s network to offer connectivity services to enterprises as well as other telcos. It will also use it for backhaul in remote locations.
“We believe that satellite is a promising and complementary techno