{"title":"Eutelsat OneWeb vs Viasat: Communications constellations compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/eutelsat-oneweb-vs-viasat","comparison":"Eutelsat OneWeb ranks 40 on the Space 100 with a score of 76; Viasat ranks 49 with 74. Eutelsat OneWeb is ahead on positioning and leverage. Viasat is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology and firepower. Eutelsat OneWeb is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Viasat in Carlsbad, United States. Eutelsat OneWeb: Established. Viasat: Established. Eutelsat OneWeb is named in 2 signals and Viasat in 38.","companies":[{"name":"Eutelsat OneWeb","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/eutelsat-oneweb","city":"Issy-les-Moulineaux","country":"France","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Eutelsat OneWeb is a French satellite operator running 654 Gen1 LEO satellites, the world's #2 broadband constellation and the only operational global LEO alternative to Starlink, with FY25-26 revenue of EUR 1.24B (+3% LFL) and LEO revenue up 69.5% to EUR 297M (~25% of group). It is the European sovereignty asset responsible for the EU's IRIS2 constellation, ordering 440 next-gen satellites from Airbus (5G-capable, IRIS2-compatible) on a completed EUR 5B refinancing, though LEO growth dilutes margin and its video segment fell 13.1%. A CEO succession (Fallacher) is underway.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":40,"score":76,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":6,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Eutelsat OneWeb sells LEO satellite connectivity services to enterprises, governments, telecom operators and mobility customers through its communications constellation.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":2,"facts_total":5},{"name":"Viasat","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/viasat","city":"Carlsbad","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Viasat is a US satellite-communications company (FY26 record revenue of $4.64B, +2.7%; awards $4.9B) with all three ViaSat-3 satellites launched, though its F1 flagship operates at under 10% of design capacity after an antenna anomaly. It has 4,450 commercial aircraft in-flight-connectivity systems in service (+10%, a 1,000-aircraft backlog) and 1,315 NexusWave vessels, though its maritime business did not turn the corner per the CFO. Its forward story is the Equatys D2D shared-spectrum venture with Space42 (up to 2,800 satellites, Viasat as initial technology prime).","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":49,"score":74,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":6,"position":6,"progress":9,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":6},"why":"Viasat operates satellite communications networks, including ViaSat-3, and sells broadband, in-flight, maritime, government and direct-to-device connectivity services.","segment":"Communications constellations","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":38,"facts_total":60}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}