EU Moves to Give European Satellite Operators the Edge Over Starlink
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The European Commission plans a pan-EU decision to allocate the 2 GHz satellite spectrum to European operators, paving the way for direct-to-device satellite connections and effectively limiting SpaceX’s Starlink (and Amazon’s Kuiper) in Europe as part of a push for tech sovereignty and security, with potential friction from the United States as Brussels weighs defence vs. commercial needs and ties to the IRIS² program.
Topics:business#european-union#satellite-internet#spectrum-allocation#starlink#tech-sovereignty#technology
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