A Crackdown on Starlink and Amazon Leo: Here's How the EU Is Changing the Rules for Satellite Frequencies.
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The European Union has submitted a legislative proposal that would give European companies priority in the allocation of frequencies for satellite internet and satellite telephony. The proposal restricts non-European access to the 2 GHz frequency band. US telecom regulator Brendan Carr calls it 'protectionism'.
The European Union (EU) said on Wednesday it wants to reserve some of the mobile satellite frequencies currently used by US operators for European companies, in a bid to tighten control over strategic technologies.
Brussels, which has just groomed its rules for the allocation of frequencies for mobile satellite services, is preparing to limit the influence of non-European satellite operators. The Trump administration had threatened Europe with reprisals if it were to exclude its compatriots.
Brussels wants to impose quotas for European operators on satellite frequencies, while reserving a strategic share for EU government and military uses.
The European Commission wants to favour European providers in the future in the allocation of mobile frequencies. This is likely to annoy US billionaire Elon Musk, who operates the satellite network Starlink.
Brussels just quietly carved out two-thirds of a key satellite band for European operators, and the move is really a direct shot at Starlink's phone-to-satellite ambitions
The European Commission moved to reserve two-thirds of a coveted satellite spectrum band for European operators, a decision that directly threatens SpaceX’s direct-to-device plans and Viasat’s existing European Aviation Network while opening a fresh front in the transatlantic fight over space technology. The proposal, outlined May 27 by the European Commission, would split the 2 gigahertz mobile satellite band into three equal slices when curren…
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