Greg Wyler

Gregory Thane Wyler (born 12 November 1969) is an American tech entrepreneur, engineer, and inventor. He was the founder and executive chairman of OneWeb[1] and the founder of O3b Networks.

Greg Wyler
Greg Wyler in 2015
Born12 November 1969

Business ventures

Wyler spent four years developing telecommunications in Africa in rural locations. In 2003,[2] he built a local team and connected over 200 schools to the Internet, providing the first 3G and fiber to the home connections on the continent.[3]

In 2007, he founded O3b Networks, Ltd.[1] The idea was first conceived in 2005 while working on a project to provide a nationwide telephone service in rural Rwanda, attempting to wire the post-war and economically shattered country.[4] O3b has launched 12 satellites, and the system provides the highest capacity and lowest latency combination of any satellites built to date.[5]

In 2012,[6] Wyler founded OneWeb with the mission of "enabling Internet access for everyone".[7]

On 1 August 2016, satellite operator SES S.A. completed the acquisition of O3b Networks.[8]

In March 2020. OneWeb entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to raise enough capital to complete the build and deployment of its satellite constellation.[9] OneWeb exited bankruptcy with new investment, but Wyler was no longer involved with the company.[10]

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Wyler received the Arthur C. Clarke award for Innovation[11] and the 2B AHEAD Innovators Award.[12] In 2017, Wyler was voted the Top Rising Star in Wireless by Fierce Wireless[13] and later that year, The Most Powerful Person in Telecommunications.[14]

References
  1. Winkler, Rolfe (14 January 2015). "Greg Wyler's OneWeb Satellite-Internet Company Secures Funding". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Nixon, Ron (2007-07-22). "Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. Vance, Ashlee (22 January 2015). "The New Space Race: One Man's Mission to Build a Galactic Internet". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. Nixon, Ron (2007-07-22). "Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. "Greg Wyler - OneWeb - OneWorld". oneweb.world. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. "OneWeb Announces Plans to Launch a New Satellite Constellation to Bring High-Speed Internet to Underserved Areas Around the World - Business Wire". businesswire.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. "How OneWeb's Satellite Internet Could Weather Future Disasters". nbcnews.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. "SES Completes Acquisition of 100% of O3B Networks". www.spaceref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  9. Holmes, Mark (14 May 2020). "In the Eye of the Storm: Greg Wyler Breaks Cover to Talk OneWeb". Via Satellite. Access Intelligence. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. Amos, Jonathan (10 July 2020). "OneWeb sale to UK-Bharti group gets court approval". BBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "Innovator Award to Greg Wyler - The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation". clarkefoundation.org. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  12. 2b AHEAD ThinkTank (24 May 2016). "2b AHEAD - Greg Wyler: The new Space Race for Galactic Internet". Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via YouTube.
  13. "OneWeb's Greg Wyler voted the top Rising Star in wireless". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  14. "OneWeb's Greg Wyler voted most powerful executive in telecom for 2017". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2020-11-16.


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