French satellite operator Eutelsat may become an analogue of Elon Musk's Starlink.
Financial Times reported this.
The company is negotiating with European institutions and business partners for this. They want to transfer equipment to Ukraine to connect the most important missions and infrastructure.
Eutelsat uses OneWeb satellites at an altitude of approximately 1,200 kilometers above the Earth's surface and Geo at an altitude of 35,000 kilometers. The communication system can be connected, including military infrastructure. In particular, drones.
The timing of the project's deployment depends on how quickly governments make decisions and organize the necessary infrastructure.
Starlink currently has more than 7,000 satellites. OneWeb has less than 700.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the official Starlink account of Elon Musk's company denied information about a possible shutdown of the satellite Internet system in Ukraine.
On February 22, Reuters, citing three sources, reported that American negotiators are allegedly considering the possibility of disconnecting Ukraine from Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet system if Ukraine does not agree to their conditions.
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