• Eutelsat will provide OneWeb LEO connectivity through Tusass for remote Greenland communities and critical infrastructure
  • The project is publicly supported, but the wider €200m EU package covers several sectors and is not a dedicated satellite budget

The fact

Eutelsat said on 7 September that it will provide OneWeb low-Earth-orbit connectivity for Greenland's Enhanced Satellite Connectivity Project. The initiative is supported by the European Union and the governments of Greenland and Denmark, with Greenlandic telecom operator Tusass acting as the lead partner.

The project is intended to extend connectivity to remote communities and critical infrastructure in locations where terrestrial networks are difficult to deploy. Eutelsat and Tusass already have a multi-year agreement, announced in October 2025, covering OneWeb services for community access, emergency communications and other remote uses.

The European Commission separately announced a €200m partnership package for Greenland covering 2026 and 2027. The programme includes satellite and cable connectivity alongside energy, critical raw materials, education and other investments, so the full €200m should not be treated as funding for the OneWeb project alone.

The assessment

OneWeb provides the satellite capacity, but Tusass still has to turn that capacity into a service people and organisations can use at individual sites. That includes installing the connection, managing customers and dealing with faults when a remote location loses service.

The distinction matters more for critical infrastructure than for general internet access. A remote facility needs to know what capacity it receives, how quickly service can be restored and whether its traffic receives any priority when the network is busy. The project announcement does not yet provide common service terms for every location.

For BTW readers, Greenland-wide satellite coverage should therefore be separated from the service available at a particular site. Named activations, capacity and support arrangements will show how OneWeb and Tusass move from available satellite coverage to dependable connectivity for communities and essential facilities.

What to watch

Watch which Greenland locations Tusass connects first and what services are provided at each site. Capacity, availability commitments, fault-restoration arrangements and any priority given to critical infrastructure will show whether the project is delivering dependable operational connectivity rather than simply extending geographic satellite coverage.