European Telecoms Join Forces Against Starlink
The largest European telecommunications companies, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone, are working to form a coalition to provide direct satellite communication services, aiming to compete with the Starlink service offered by SpaceX, led by Elon Musk. This move seeks to secure a portion of the satellite frequency spectrum, which the European Union has proposed to allocate to local operators, along with new rules requiring the operating company to be majority-owned by Europeans. Europe is expected to utilize one-third of the 2 GHz frequency band, with current licenses set to expire in 2027, to strengthen its sovereignty in satellite communication services and to counter Starlink's expansion in the European market.
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