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Europe is trying to leave Starlink behind.
Through the lens of the war between Ukraine and Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes about Europe’s need to replace Starlink, with one quote neatly summing up why:
“If you put all your eggs in an American basket, it will not be good for Italy,” said Christophe Grudler, a French member of the European Parliament. “Imagine if tomorrow Musk says: I want to cut the signal to Italy.”
But one possible alternative, Europe’s Eutelsat, would likely “need billions of dollars in funding” to compete.
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