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# Europe's mobile operators plan satellite-to-phone service to rival Starlink
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/europes-mobile-operators-plan-satellite-to-phone-service-to-rival-starlink/
- Published: 2026-10-21T04:44:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:47:39.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Telecom, #source_tvpworld.com, #editor-pick

Europe's largest mobile operators are collaborating on a direct-to-smartphone satellite service under European governance to reduce reliance on Elon Musk's Starlink. The initiative aims to provide connectivity without US-based infrastructure, addressing EU concerns over digital sovereignty. **(TVP WORLD)**

[Europe's biggest mobile operators team up to challenge Musk's StarlinkThe plan would connect smartphones directly to satellites under European governance![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://tvpworld.com/96012194/europes-telecom-giants-plan-satellite-to-mobile-service-to-challenge-musks-starlink?fbclid=IwdGRleAVEA7lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5EcVhTkP5ZvQbW9MPJlVl9MXb3tHUO_Zdk_L3HTghkpXFcJ43nYlsSom94Vw_aem_rGVD6HtSJ_D2nFSDN9qIAA&sz=64)tvpworld.com![](https://s16.tvp.pl/images2/f/2/8/uid_f28131d830194ac19cf53d54789afe54_width_1280_play_0_pos_0_gs_0_height_720.png)](https://tvpworld.com/96012194/europes-telecom-giants-plan-satellite-to-mobile-service-to-challenge-musks-starlink?fbclid=IwdGRleAVEA7lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5EcVhTkP5ZvQbW9MPJlVl9MXb3tHUO%5FZdk%5FL3HTghkpXFcJ43nYlsSom94Vw%5Faem%5FrGVD6HtSJ%5FD2nFSDN9qIAA&ref=nupath.eu)