Replacement Starlink already in Ukraine: who finances the European project

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/70/6C/IB-FRG6de1op_61772477.jpg" Alt = "Starlink Replace < P > Berlin pays for Ukraine access to the satellite Internet network operated by the French company Eutelsat. Europe is looking for alternatives to Starlink Ilon Mask project.

< P > Eutelsat CEO Eve Berneke said this, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to her interview with Reuters.

~ ~ < P > According to her, the company has been providing services for a high -speed satellite Internet in Ukraine for about a year through a German distributor. She stated that the project is funded by the German government but refused to comment on its value.

< p > Bernke reported that there are less than a thousand Eutelsat terminals in Ukraine. This is only a small part of about 50,000 Starlink terminals that are in Ukraine but this figure will grow.

< p >Eutelsat expects relatively rapidly delivering to Ukraine from 5 to 10 thousand devices and this can happen “within a few weeks.”

< h2 > Starlink dependence causes Europe's concern

< p > more hostile to US President Donald Trump to Ukraine after returning to the White House was a concern in Europe as to Starlink.

~ < p > is part of SpaceX missile company, owned by a technological billionaire mask that is close to Trump. Starlink provides the most important Internet connection for Ukraine and its military in the war against Russia.

< P > Eutelsat OneWeb unit is the main competitor of Starlink in giving high -speed satellite Internet through satellites in low Earth orbit.

~ ~ < p >They are located at lower altitudes than traditional satellites, which enables them to transmit data extremely efficiently, providing high -speed Internet for remote settlements, ships and military.

~ ~ ~ < p > Eutelsat previously stated that negotiations with the European Union on providing Ukraine with additional access to the Internet.

< P > Berneke stated that negotiations with Brussels against Ukraine are active and that they are mostly occurring within the EU -supported EU, which includes Eutelsat and which is working on a long -term satellite project known as IRIS2. < p > she said that Eutelsat has a container that it can offer Ukraine through its network of geostationary satellites, which are further from the ground and usually offer a slower connection speed. She said this network uses terminals that are relatively inexpensive and good for consumers or as an alternative.

< P > About half of the 50,000 Starlink terminals received by Ukraine were delivered by the Polish government, which stated that since 2022 it spent about $ 84 million for Starlink terminals and maintenance. Recently & nbsp; Ukraine has received another 5,000 terminals. US government and SpaceX also provided Ukraine with access to Starlink.

< P > Last month the European Commission in its report stated that the European Union should finance Ukraine's access to space services that can be provided by commercial suppliers from the EU.