Satellite firm SES in talks with EU over long-term option to complement Starlink

European satellite company SES is in talks with EU and other governments about complementing services provided by Elon Musk’s Starlink, its CEO told Reuters, as the region looks for home-grown options for its space-based communications. As tensions with the U.S. over Ukraine escalated, the European Union in March contacted the bloc’s satellite operators – including SES and France’s Eutelsat – to see how they might contribute if Washington cut Kyiv’s access to Starlink.

The European Commission also suggested last month that the EU should fund access…