Europe is looking for an alternative to Starlink after restrictions on operating terminals in Ukraine, -. Axios European companies are trying to ease dependence on Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network on the battlefield, sources say. Thus, last week the Finnish companies ICEYE and Nokia entered into an agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to examine the possibilities of creating a sovereign satellite communication system. The first satellites in the ICEYE and Nokia joint project are expected to be launched in 2028, an ICEYE spokesperson told Axios. According to him, the need for reliable satellite communication "has been clear for many years, especially in Europe". Against the backdrop of Starlink restrictions, the shares of the French company Eutelsat, which develops the OneWeb satellite network, also rose. In an interview with French television, the CEO of Eutelsat, Jean-Francois Palacher, said that the company's services are already available in Ukraine and can be used to control UAVs. "If one day we want to close a country or stop providing services in a certain country, this decision will not be made by the CEO alone. It will be accepted by our board of directors under the traditional corporate governance system adopted in Europe," Palacher said. At the same time, Musk's SpaceX is the leader in the global satellite communications market by a large margin. According to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the company owns more than 11 thousand satellites. In second place is the French Eutelsat, whose OneWeb network includes more than 600 satellites. Donald Trump in Russian.

Europe is looking for an alternative to Starlink after restrictions on operating terminals in Ukraine, -. Axios European companies are trying to ease dependence on Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network on the battlefield, sources say. Thus, last week the Finnish companies ICEYE and Nokia entered into an agreement with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to examine the possibilities of creating a sovereign satellite communication system. The first satellites in the ICEYE and Nokia joint project are expected to be launched in 2028, an ICEYE spokesperson told Axios. According to him, the need for reliable satellite communication "has been clear for many years, especially in Europe". Against the backdrop of Starlink restrictions, the shares of the French company Eutelsat, which develops the OneWeb satellite network, also rose. In an interview with French television, the CEO of Eutelsat, Jean-Francois Palacher, said that the company's services are already available in Ukraine and can be used to control UAVs. "If one day we want to close a country or stop providing services in a certain country, this decision will not be made by the CEO alone. It will be accepted by our board of directors under the traditional corporate governance system adopted in Europe," Palacher said. At the same time, Musk's SpaceX is the leader in the global satellite communications market by a large margin. According to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the company owns more than 11 thousand satellites. In second place is the French Eutelsat, whose OneWeb network includes more than 600 satellites. Donald Trump in Russian.