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French telco Orange (
$ORAN.PA) partners with AST SpaceMobile (
$ASTS.O) and Vodafone (
$VOD.L) via Satellite Connect Europe to bring direct-to-cell satellite connectivity to smartphones.
Demo planned in Romania late 2026 covering voice, SMS & data. The JV aims to build a Europe-based satellite constellation with an ops center in Germany, targeting both commercial & government users.
Orange CEO Christel Heydemann pushes for European satellite sovereignty, challenging Starlink & Amazon (
$AMZN) in the low Earth orbit space.
This could be a huge leap for European telecom & satellite infrastructure.