AST is emerging as the initial partner in Telefónica, Orange, Vodafone and Telekom's satellite plan
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Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone, and Telefónica are negotiating a joint venture to create a private satellite constellation. They aim to compete for a third of the frequencies to be auctioned by the European Commission in 2027, which would allow them to provide global services. The European Commission's proposal reserves one third of the 2 GHz band spectrum for European companies to provide commercial Direct-to-Device services.
The four telecom companies are likely to partner with AST, a US-based satellite group, as their initial partner, due to its smaller size and more secure architecture.
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