Eutelsat says demand from US market strong despite SpaceX’s request to restrict European rivals

Demand for alternative satellite services from US businesses and the Pentagon is resilient despite SpaceX’s request to US regulators to restrict access for European rivals, the CEO of European satellite operator Eutelsat said.

In a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on April 16, Elon Musk’s SpaceX urged the FCC to limit market access to foreign satellite operators whose governments block or disadvantage US operators. SpaceX pointed to Luxembourg-based SES as an example of a European operator that has benefited from US market access – though it stopped short of naming other European operators such as Eutelsat.