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EU Proposal Reserves Two-Thirds of Satellite Spectrum for European Use, Prompts SpaceX Challenge
SpaceX issued a four-page memo at the end of June opposing the European Commission's May 27 proposal to reserve two-thirds of direct-to-device satellite frequencies for European services. The plan would leave foreign operators with one-third of the spectrum split into two blocks.
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SpaceX issued a four-page memo at the end of June challenging the European Commission's plan to reserve most radio spectrum for European satellite services, Le Monde reported. The Commission proposed on May 27 to allocate one-third of frequencies for sovereign European services such as secure military communications.
It would set aside another third in the 2 GHz band for European commercial operators.
The remaining third would be divided into two blocks for foreign constellations. Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2, 2026. Starlink operates the company's satellite constellation.
Amazon Leo is the competing constellation owned by Amazon. Since 2009 the relevant frequencies have been licensed to U.S. operators Viasat and EchoStar. The Commission's proposal marks a shift from that arrangement, Le Monde reported.
