European satellite company SES is in talks with EU and other governments about complementing services provided by Elon Musk’s Starlink, its CEO told Reuters, as the region looks for home-grown options for its space-based communications. As tensions with the U.S. over Ukraine escalated, the European Union in March contacted the bloc’s satellite operators – including SES and France’s Eutelsat – to see how they might contribute if Washington cut Kyiv’s access to Starlink.
The European Commission also suggested last month that the EU should fund access…