Major European mobile carriers are teaming up for a ‘direct’ satellite program without Starlink

德国电信（Deutsche Telekom）、Orange、西班牙电信（Telefónica）和沃达丰（Vodafone）签署了一份意向书，表示正在考虑联合竞标频谱，以支持欧洲的“直连设备”卫星服务，从而与 SpaceX 的星链（Starlink）展开竞争。这四家电信公司表示，他们将负责地面基础设施的建设，而卫星星座将由另一家尚未公布的卫星合作伙伴提供。

The joint initiative by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone has a clear ambition: to meet customer demand for universal coverage in underserved areas, strengthen the resilience of public networks, protect critical communications, and support the development of a European constellation.

该联合倡议由德国电信、Orange、西班牙电信和沃达丰共同发起，目标明确：满足客户在服务欠缺地区对全覆盖的需求，增强公共网络的韧性，保护关键通信，并支持欧洲卫星星座的发展。

As part of the project, the four operators plan to establish key ground network infrastructure as well as critical coordination and monitoring functions in Europe, without investing directly in a satellite constellation. This will be provided by a satellite partner still to be selected.

作为该项目的一部分，这四家运营商计划在欧洲建立关键的地面网络基础设施以及重要的协调和监控功能，但不会直接投资于卫星星座。卫星星座将由一家尚待选定的卫星合作伙伴提供。

The partnership between the MNO-led initiative and the satellite operator would combine European governance and market access with proven satellite technology and deployment expertise.

这一由移动网络运营商（MNO）主导的倡议与卫星运营商之间的合作，将把欧洲的治理和市场准入与成熟的卫星技术及部署经验相结合。

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announced their own collaboration in the US earlier this year that would combine spectrum in rural areas and dead zones “to increase capacity, improve the customer experience, and help satellite providers reach more customers through a unified platform.”

今年早些时候，AT&T、T-Mobile 和 Verizon 在美国宣布了各自的合作计划，旨在整合农村地区和信号盲区的频谱，“以提高容量、改善客户体验，并通过统一平台帮助卫星提供商触达更多客户。”

In May, the EU said it was considering a plan to reserve some of the 2 GHz band for local companies to offer satellite services, an idea that SpaceX has criticized, claiming it would worsen service in Ukraine, reports FT.

据《金融时报》报道，欧盟在五月份表示，正在考虑一项计划，预留部分 2 GHz 频段供本地公司提供卫星服务。这一想法遭到了 SpaceX 的批评，称此举会恶化乌克兰境内的服务质量。