# EU’s Starlink alternative is finally moving beyond the planning stage

> While SpaceX is trying to take on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile with its own mobile network, the European Union is moving in a very different direction. It wants a satellite network it can control itself.

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/eus-starlink-alternative-is-finally-moving-beyond-the-planning-stage/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a779d9e46f5c9a2beb37def)
- **Published:** 2026-08-08
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #spacex #moving #alternative #beyond #european #finally #mobile #network
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