Ex-Vodafone chief Colao cautions Italy against SpaceX alliance
Former Vodafone CEO and Italian government minister Vittorio Colao urges EU to focus on developing member state-owned satellite constellations to avoid strategic dependence on foreign providers. Comments come after reports that Italian gov is working on a fresh comms pact with Elon Musk’s SpaceX…
This article includes:
- Organisations: Amazon; European Commission (EC); European Union (EU); Kuiper Systems; SpaceRISE; SpaceX; Starlink; Vodafone Group.
- Geographies: Europe; Italy; North America; United States of America (USA).
- People: Vittorio Colao; Giorgia Meloni; Elon Musk; Donald Trump.
- Themes: Communications services; Data encryption; Direct-to-device emergency services; Earth observation systems; Internet services; Public affairs; Satellite; Satellite constellations; Satcomms services; Space; Space technology; Strategy.
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