Starlink dominates satellite internet, but Europe's €15.6B IRIS² response is creating a second wave of satellite-industry spending.
Britain spent $40M on Starshield; EU committed €15.7B for IRIS² (2030-32) with Aerospacelab securing €2.4B contract for 264 satellites. Governments fund satellite alternatives while paying for Starlink, embedding infrastructure resilience as strategic necessity against vendor dependency.
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Britain has spent nearly $40 million on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
Across the Channel, the European Union is preparing to spend €15.7 billion so it can rely on that network less.
Britain is buying access today; the EU is buying insurance for tomorrow.
Put those two decisions together, and a Starlink paradox comes into view.
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