A government‑backed commercial satellite operator can offer a 'sovereign' LEO/geo service where a customer state effectively owns or exclusively controls capacity covering its Arctic territory. Such offers are pitched as an alternative to US‑based commercial constellations and are being raised at head‑of‑state talks and defence procurement discussions.
— If states adopt sovereign satellite capacity deals, it will reshape Arctic security, vendor competition (Starlink vs. government‑backed rivals), and the geopolitics of data and comms resilience.
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2026.01.10
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Eutelsat (France/UK‑backed) pitched a roughly $250M plan to Canada promising capacity Canada would 'own' in the Far North and a claim that this avoids single‑owner control (a direct reference to Starlink/Musk); the proposal was raised at a G7 sideline between Macron and Canada’s PM.
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