European telcos open to non-EU satellite partner for 2 GHz MSS allocation

Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone signed a letter of intent to jointly bid for Europe's 2 GHz mobile satellite services spectrum. They will not build their own constellation and may initially partner with a non-European actor, signaling a potential reliance on foreign satellite capacity despite EU strategic autonomy goals. This marks a deviation from EU push for sovereign space capabilities.

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