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These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink
These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink
ioplus.nl
These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's 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
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They aren't readily available though. At least IRIS² should have a date associated: planned for 2027.
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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+
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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.
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Didn't know that they had low orbit sattelites - good for them and for EU
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