Europe is looking for Ukraine to replace Starlink, but it can be unsuccessful

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/4f/6f/ib -1ina8q3OV_4999ea2a6.jpg" Alt = "Europe is looking for Ukraine replacement for Ukraine, but it can be unsuccessful, - ft"/> ~. < P > Europe proposes to create its own alternative to the satellite communication system & nbsp; Starlink, owned by American billionaire Ilon Musk. This decision can be made after the US threats to disconnect in Ukraine. About it writes & nbsp; Financial Times. & Amp; nbsp;

< P > In particular, in the White Book of the European Defense Commission last week it was stated that Brussels & nbsp; “should … finance access to Ukrainian [military] to services that can be provided by commercial providers based in the EU.” < p >In particular, the Executive Director of the Spanish company & nbsp; hispasat & nbsp; Miguel Angel Pandoro told FT that Brussels asked for his company & nbsp; eutelsat and SES “Inventory” of Services for Ukraine.

< P > At the same time, Financial Times emphasized that the prospect of a new European impetus for space sovereignty has led to an increase in stocks of large debt operators such as & nbsp; eutelsat and SES, last weeks. However, even with EU funding, success will be difficult. & Amp; nbsp;

< h2 > Can you replace & nbsp; starlink ?0 ~/h2 > < P > The edition reminded that & nbsp; Starlink serves 40,000 terminals in Ukraine, which are intended for ordinary consumers, government and military on the forefront.

< p >“There is no replacement of Starlink today. But there may be alternatives that, without being a replacement, can help make it easier to make the lack of these opportunities,” Pandour said.

< P > At the same time, the tops manager of a competing satellite operator stressed: & nbsp;

< blockquote > < p > “Starlink is so destructive, so cheap, so common and so wonderful.”

< p > it is noted that the main problem is that old operators, both in Europe and abroad, cannot match Starlink's maneuver. & Amp; nbsp;

~ ~ ~ < p > in turn in FT notes that any proposal for Ukraine will probably include a combination of satellites in low orbit (LEO), medium orbits (MEO) and high orbits (GEO) – in fact it will be a trial launch IRIS & SUP2; (a planned multi -orbital group for the Internet that the European Union should deploy by 2027 – UNIAN).

< h2 >Why can alternatives be undead ?

< p > “The key component of any solution for Ukraine – and Iris & sup2; – noticed in the material.

< P > Besides, terminals & nbsp; oneweb, which are designed for business and government, are larger, more difficult to set up and cost about $ 5-10 thousand per unit. & Amp; nbsp;

~ ~ ~ < p > “Strict reality is that these terminals remain a serious obstacle to the European alternative,” – added Vice Vice President of Global Sales of SpeedCast & Nbsp; James Treweyan.

~ ~ ~ ~ < p > Flagman European project Iris & sup2; worth 10 billion euros, which aims to provide safe government communication since 2030 and is the most ambitious space program over the last decade, will be crucial for unblocking this project.