The move is part of expanding Europe’s sovereign space-and-communications capabilities, building on 4iG Group’s space and defense portfolio and its HUSAT heritage in Hungary.

Commercial efforts like Starlink Mobile Integration are already targeting Hungary and the Western Balkans, with plans for a second-generation Starlink Mobile technology to extend coverage.

The talks are still in a very early stage, with no official statements yet from the involved companies.

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A European consortium of major telecoms—Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, and Telefónica—is in early talks to bid for the EU 2 GHz mobile satellite services spectrum, aiming to bring direct-to-device calls, texts, and data from orbit to ordinary phones and potentially compete with Starlink on the continent.

Executives emphasize the ubiquity and resilience of connectivity, aiming to set a new global standard for satellite-to-mobile and sovereign communications.

Airbus Defence and Space has returned to profitability, signaling potential momentum in Europe’s high-end satellite industry, with profits projected to rise toward 1.3 billion euros by 2029.

Sovereign Solutions would combine satellite broadband with end-to-end encrypted, sovereign network infrastructure, though operational details on control, routing, and government access remain unspecified.

Industry players like Airbus, Thales, and Leonardo are consolidating to compete with SpaceX and Amazon in the global market for space capabilities.

4iG SDT has expanded its footprint with a $100 million strategic investment in Axiom Space, broadening transatlantic space technology capabilities.

The overarching goal is to eliminate dead zones by linking terrestrial networks with LEO satellites for reliable civilian and government communications in crises.

Leaders reiterate the aim to make network connectivity available to everyone, everywhere.