Greg Wyler

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

Greg Wyler
Greg Wyler in 2015
Born12 November 1969
OccupationExecutive Chairman and Founder of OneWeb

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]

Awards and recognition

In 2015, Wyler received the Arthur C. Clarke award for Innovation[9] and the 2B AHEAD Innovators Award.[10] In 2017, Wyler was voted the Top Rising Star in Wireless by Fierce Wireless[11] and later that year, The Most Powerful Person in Telecommunications.[12]

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. "Innovator Award to Greg Wyler - The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation". clarkefoundation.org. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  10. 2b AHEAD ThinkTank (24 May 2016). "2b AHEAD - Greg Wyler: The new Space Race for Galactic Internet". Retrieved 8 August 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. "OneWeb's Greg Wyler voted the top Rising Star in wireless". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  12. "OneWeb's Greg Wyler voted most powerful executive in telecom for 2017". FierceWireless. Retrieved 2020-11-16.


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