EU secures deal on satellite internet system - Reuters

BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Union has reached a woody connected a 6-billion-euro ($6.2 billion) outer net system, driven by the bloc's propulsion to boost its ain abstraction and communications sectors and guarantee information by cutting its reliance connected overseas suppliers,

Representatives from the European Parliament and the European Council, the grouping of 27 EU countries, agreed to a woody connected Thursday.

The European Commission announced the inaugural to physique and run a outer net strategy successful February.

The EU strategy comes amid increasing concerns astir Russian and Chinese subject advances successful outer abstraction and a surge successful outer launches.

Having its ain outer net strategy could assistance the bloc velocity up the rollout of broadband net successful Europe portion it would besides screen Africa, allowing the EU to connection countries determination an alternate to Chinese competitors

A space-based web could backmost up terrestrial networks successful the lawsuit of large outages oregon disasters, and connection connections successful places not covered by accepted work providers.

The Commission wants to divert 2.4 cardinal euros from assorted EU programmes and usage unspent wealth from different EU projects, portion the backstage assemblage is expected to stump up the remaining 3.6 cardinal euros.

Initial improvement and outer deployment could commencement adjacent year, starring to a afloat services with high-level encription called quantum cryptography successful 2028.

The projected outer net strategy could pb to the operation and motorboat of up to 170 debased orbit satellites betwixt 2025 and 2027.

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Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop

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