There are concerns about whether Europe can continue to rely on Starlink. These are the European alternatives.
  • towerful@programming.devEnglish
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    3 days ago
    • Eutelsat: French giant with global ambitions.
    • Inmarsat: British maritime specialist.
    • SES: Luxembourg market leader.
    • Hisdesat: Spanish strategic player.
    • IRIS²: Europe’s ambitious plan for the future.
    • Project Bromo: The industrial alliance.

    More info in the article. Or search for them

    • Señor Mono@feddit.orgEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      They aren’t readily available though. At least IRIS² should have a date associated: planned for 2027.

  • BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
    8·
    3 days ago

    One problem: The alternatives work on geostationary orbit while Starlink is on LEO. This means Starlink has fibre-like delay of ~60ms, while others are 230ms+

    • user134450@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Eutelsat

      OneWeb is owned by Eutelsat and i think that is the one they refer to in the article. OneWeb satelites use 450 km - 1200 km orbits so 3 to 8 ms delay assuming the signal goes straight up and straight down again.