Greg Wyler

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

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]