These are the six European alternatives to Elon Musk's Starlink
c/europe · u/CAVOK@lemmy.world · 104 points
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u/BlackLaZoR@fedia.io · 2 points
Didn't know that they had low orbit sattelites - good for them and for EU
u/user134450@feddit.org · 2 points
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.
u/SrMono@feddit.org · 4 points
They aren't readily available though. At least IRIS² should have a date associated: planned for 2027.
u/towerful@programming.dev · 23 points
- 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
u/BlackLaZoR@fedia.io · 8 points
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+