Europe’s telecoms take on Starlink after Ukraine internet slowdown

Europe's biggest telecoms companies are teaming up for a new satellite mobile venture to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's Starlink. Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone are exploring a potential joint venture for the mobile spectrum required to beam mobile phone signals down to Europe from orbiting satellites. The initiative came amid growing wariness in Europe about relying on Starlink after operator SpaceX last week imposed speed restrictions in Ukraine. The curbs dealt a major setback to the country's ability to use drones to defend itself from Russian attacks.