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Deutsche Telekom Leads Joint Bid for Europe’s Mobile Spectrum

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC · How we work

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Deutsche Telekom leads a joint bid to acquire mobile satellite spectrum in Europe, joined by Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone.
The consortium aims to provide universal coverage, strengthen public-network resilience, and protect critical communications.
It will establish key ground infrastructure and coordination-control functions across Europe.
The group will not fund a satellite constellation and will select a partner later.
The letter of intent does not replace existing satellite partnerships.

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Deutsche Telekom leads a joint bid to acquire mobile satellite spectrum in Europe, joined by Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone.
The consortium aims to provide universal coverage, strengthen public-network resilience, and protect critical communications.
It will establish key ground infrastructure and coordination-control functions across Europe.
The group will not fund a satellite constellation and will select a partner later.
The letter of intent does not replace existing satellite partnerships.