EU Signs €10.6 Billion Deal for Secure Satellite Network to Rival Starlink

European Union Approves $11 Billion Satellite Network to Rival Musk’s Starlink

The European Union is developing a competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system and similar networks, aiming to strengthen regional security through a satellite communication network that ensures uninterrupted access to “secure governmental connectivity services while also providing high-end commercial services,” according to the European Space Agency. The European Space Agency and the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, on De…

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The EU is developing a competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system, to strengthen regional security through a satellite communication network. The post European Union Approves $11 Billion Satellite Network to Rival Musk’s Starlink appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

ThePatriotLight - European Union Approves $11 Billion Satellite Network to Rival Musk’s Starlink

ThePatriotLight - The system will ensure Europe retains connectivity ‘even in a hostile environment,’ an EU official said.The European Union is developing a competitor to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system and similar networks, aiming to strengthen regional security through a satellite communication network that ensures uninterrupted access to “secure governmental connectivity services while also providing high-end commercial services,” accor…

EU launches flagship satellite project to rival US networks by 2030

The EU's flagship satellite constellation project officially took off Monday, as the bloc signed a concession contract with a European consortium to develop a secure space-based communication system. Due to be fully operational by 2030, it will rival major American networks.

Europe is taking on Elon Musk with its own Starlink rival

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last year he denied a request to turn on Starlink in Crimea, thwarting a Ukrainian attack on the Russian fleet.LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe European Union has finalized plans to build a satellite network to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.The $11 billion Iris² network aims to provide high-speed internet to remote locations in Europe.Musk has frequently clashed with European politicians and has faced scrutiny ov…

The European Union plans to invest 10.6 billion euros ($11.13 billion) in creating a group of satellites that will provide the EU with an encrypted global Internet connection and will be an alternative to Elon Musk's American Starlink.