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EU plans satellite constellation but Eutelsats role is in question
2021-05-25 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
With the likes of SpaceX’s Starlink programme and Amazon’s Project Kuiper about to get underway, the EU has recently announced that it has plans to build its own LEO satellite constellation for broadband connectivity. The project seeks to make broadband connectivity available throughout the EU, particularly in areas which are typically unfeasible or too expensive to cover with conventional connectivity. Part of the motivation here is the fact that the EU is lacking a major presence in this emerging satellite broadband space…read more on TotalTele.com »
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