Soon there willl be not just Eutelsat it seems:
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile to provide space-based broadband in Europe
Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile have formed a new satellite service business called SatCo to provide secure space-based cellular broadband connectivity for customers all around Europe. With this, customers all over the continent, even in hard to reach areas, could access the internet on any of their devices […] According to the current timetable, the new system is set to go live across Europe in 2025 and 2026. The system has already been tested by Vodafone, when, in January, it made a mobile video call in an area without any reception. Hopefully, this will cut down on the reliance of Starlink, and give European consumers more choice.
Does ‘resolving regional and international hotpots issues’ mean China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine? China’s aggression in the South China sea? Against Taiwan? China’s recent military drill near Australia and New Zealand that forced passenger planes to divert flights? The oppression of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other minorities in China? The transnational repression of exiled dissidents by the Chinese state across the world? The thousands of foreigners wrongfully detained in China? Any of the other issues?
What challenges does he mean?