Competencia alerta del creciente poder de los satélites de Musk y Bezos en España frente a Hispasat
La CNMC advierte de un monopolio de facto en la órbita baja por la “fuerte dependencia de un número reducido de constelaciones” globales y las ventajas operativas de las multinacionales estadounidenses
The Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has provided a technical assessment of one of the most significant strategic challenges facing telecommunications in Europe: the growing dominance of US tech giants in space. On September 17, 2026, the Regulatory Supervision Chamber - led by the institution's deputy, Ángel García Castillejo - approved a comprehensive assessment, warning that "the market for electronic communications satellite services, both in Spain and throughout the world, is undergoing a significant transformation."
This metamorphosis, driven by the rapid deployment of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites by SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's imminent arrival of LEO services, is siphoning business away from national and continental operators such as Hispasat.
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