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Ukraine's Starlink woes spur Europe to look for non-Musk alternatives
Rival satellite companies are jockeying to loosen Elon Musk's grip on battlefield communications after his company's restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink service shook officials in Europe and the U.S.Why it matters: The episode, which temporarily disrupted Ukraine's drone usage, shows how vulnerable a military can be to the whims of a single company or market dominator.State of play: Musk's SpaceX, which is the parent company of Starlink, is by far the world's leader in space-based connectivity wi
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