Why Europe is Creating an Alternative to Starlink

Norway and Iceland are joining EU's project to build a European Starlink alternative, as a part of a wider European initiative to improve competitiveness. In this video, we're taking a look at this European Starlink and the challenges it faces.

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Norway and Iceland join EU’s alternative to Starlink https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/first-non-eu-countries-join-european-alternative-to-starlink/69113/

EU’s IRIS2 initiative https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/eus-kubilius-confident-iris2-can-start-initial-services-2029-2026-01-27/ https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ad569ed2-c34e-44e8-b306-927e399c963c_en?filename=IRIS2%20factsheet%20-%20EN.pdf https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/11/17/council-and-european-parliament-agree-on-boosting-secure-communications-with-a-new-satellite-system/ https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/industry/iris2-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-new-european-constellation/ https://payloadspace.com/inside-aerospacelabs-pitch-to-build-iris2/

EU Space Act https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space-act_en https://spacenews.com/new-eu-space-act-draft-seen-as-a-step-backward/

Starlink satellite dominance https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-starlink-satellites-spacex-b2848690.html

Starlink cuts off access to Russia https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q3ndj7052o https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russian-army-faces-comms-crisis-amid-starlink-cut-and-kremlin-crackdown/ https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2026/02/russia-starlink-telegram-shutdown https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-using-thousands-spacex-starlink-terminals-ukraine-wsj-says-2024-02-15/ https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-volodymyr-zelenskyy-vladimir-putin-spacex-starlink-offensive-slowing/