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5mo ago

These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink

These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink

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5mo ago

These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink

ioplus.nl /en/posts/these-are-the-six-european-alternatives-to-elon-musks-starlink

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5mo ago

These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink

ioplus.nl /en/posts/these-are-the-six-european-alternatives-to-elon-musks-starlink

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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
- They aren't readily available though. At least IRIS² should have a date associated: planned for 2027.
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+
- 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.
  
  Didn't know that they had low orbit sattelites - good for them and for EU