Europe has proposed reserving two-thirds of 2 gigahertz mobile satellite spectrum up for renewal next year for European operators, complicating SpaceX’s direct-to-device ambitions and the outlook for Viasat’s European Aviation Network.

The EU will reserve two-thirds of its future 2 GHz mobile-satellite-services spectrum for European firms, leaving Starlink and Kuiper able to bid for the remaining third.

BRUSSELS, May 26 : Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's low-earth-orbit satellite business may be able to acquire some European mobile satellite spectrum next year, two people with…