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July 10, 2025

Musk’s Starlink rival Eutelsat raises €163m from UK government

The French satellite group is considered the only serious European competitor to Starlink

The UK government will invest €163m into Eutelsat, a France-based rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, as Europe looks to bolster its technological sovereignty in the face of rising geopolitical tensions. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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