Eutelsat in talks with EU to replace Starlink in Ukraine

Published 06/03/2025, 08:36
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Investing.com -- Eutelsat Communications SA (LON:0JNI), a French satellite operator, has confirmed that discussions with the European Union (EU) are intensifying.

The talks are centered around the potential for Eutelsat to replace Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service in Ukraine. This comes as the United States appears to be reducing its commitments to security in the continent.

Eutelsat’s Chief Executive Officer, Eva Berneke, spoke about the ongoing situation in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday. She said, "Everyone is asking us today, ’Can you replace the large number of terminals of Starlink in Ukraine,’ and we are looking at that."

Eutelsat is not new to the Ukrainian market. The company already has a significant presence in the country, with thousands of terminals installed.

However, not all of these terminals are currently connected to the network, according to Berneke.

To match the number of Starlink terminals in Ukraine, which stands at around 40,000, Eutelsat would need a couple of months, Berneke said.

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