Germany finances Ukraine's use of Starlink alternative Eutelsat, Reuters reports
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Eutelsat serves as an alternative to tech billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink, which has played a key role in Ukraine's battlefield communications.

cross-posted from: https://biglemmowski.win/post/5842702

Germany is financing Ukraine’s access to a satellite internet network operated by French company Eutelsat, Reuters reported on April 4, citing Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke.

  • fuzzy_feelingEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Joanna Darlington, Chief Communications and Investor Relations Officer for Eutelsat, told The Register that, over Europe, Eutelsat offers the same capabilities as Starlink in terms of coverage and latency, and the company’s LEO services were already deployed in Ukraine.

    and bandwidth is not as important as it is only for military not private use

    https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/eutelsat_starlink_ukraine/

    edit: haven’t seen the ceo of eutelsat make a nazi salute. if i had to pick my poison, it wouldn’t be the nazi one