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Major European mobile carriers are teaming up for a ‘direct’ satellite program without Starlink

Global Published 19 October 2026, 19:24 · archived 19 Oct 2026

Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone signed a letter of intent saying they're considering a joint bid for spectrum that would support European direct-to-device satellite competition for SpaceX's Starlink. The four telecom companies say they would handle the ground infrastructure while a separate, unannounced satellite partner provides the satellite constellation: The joint initiative by Deutsche […]

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