People remember what he did to Ukraine.
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Greenland chooses sovereignty over trojan horse
Good on them. Phony Stark can go fuck himself.
Main story: Greenland’s state-owned telecom company Tusass has decided to partner with the French satellite operator Eutelsat rather than Elon Musk’s Starlink to improve internet access in East and North Greenland.
Key points:
Goal: The deal aims to provide better and faster internet in remote areas like Tasiilaq, Ittoqqortoormiit, and Qaanaaq, which currently lack fiber or radio link connections.
Technology: Tusass will use Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, which orbit closer to Earth and offer better connectivity for isolated regions.
Benefits:
Improved communication for local communities.
Support for critical infrastructure, such as maritime safety and emergency services.
Enables satellite-based mobile internet for search-and-rescue operations and ships.
Why not Starlink?
Tusass had been negotiating with Starlink, but chose Eutelsat instead.
Tusass’ CEO, Toke Binzer, said the decision was based on an existing, trusted relationship with Eutelsat — not because one company is “better.”
Tusass is under a confidentiality agreement (NDA) with Starlink, so it can’t share details, but the company hasn’t fully closed the door on future talks with Musk’s firm.
Wider context:
Greenland’s government wants to retain control over its critical telecom infrastructure and avoid becoming dependent on private foreign companies.
A 2023 Greenlandic government report warned that liberalizing the telecom market could risk losing national control over supply security.
The Danish government also recently announced new investments in European space independence — to reduce reliance on U.S. and SpaceX satellites.
In short: Greenland is prioritizing sovereignty and reliability by expanding its partnership with France’s Eutelsat rather than Starlink. The move strengthens internet access in remote communities while keeping telecom infrastructure under Greenlandic control
the quiet part not said... but I'm pretty damn sure they are factoring in the concept that hypothetically having their internet tied to a US company, with particular ties to a particular president that has publicly declared wanting to take over their country, may not be in their best interest.
which has ties to russia at the very end.
Diplomacy is dropping one option without it knowing why
I mean, of course they cannot outright say that any American company and esp. Musk's aren't trustworthy anymore. 🤷 Actions speak louder than words.
Good move, I hope it catches on.
Great to hear that OneWeb would be surviving
Thank you for posting this.
Smart move. No way in hell should they trust elon
Trump after hearing the news
He's busy punking Venezuela. Problem is it's not gonna work and everyone knows it. Not without ground invasion and that is too expensive for us.
Did you just say too expensive when referring to the government? They print money.
Ability to print is running out. If u didn't notice world is switching away from the dollar. Also national debt went into uncontrollable territory and even financing it is costing more than US military. We are broke.
But also this is potentially Vietnam 2.0. large population, jungles, many routes to supply weapons.
I thought US would at least try to use Colombia as a base and a credible threat to Venezuela, but after sinking that colombian boat - good fucking luck with that. Very very questionable choices
All 100% true but this guy is in charge.
Elon has enough. No philanthropy for rich people.
I don't see it as philanthropy. That would be donating money or doing business with him that you could have done somewhere else for a better price or better quality
It sounds like the business was straight up better and more secure with Elons competition.
Sure.
More Secure yes, better unlikely.
ATM noone can beat the starlink constellation, Chinese are launching at the pace matching starlink but they are not there yet.
France choice was likely purely for security reasons given what trump was trying to do. I think oneweb is launching using musk rockets still
Risking being cut off if you don't allow a trade with Trump or accept to be annexed by the USA is part of my quality assessment for the service
Y’all downvoting because he’s saying the competition isn’t better yet is kinda shitty. Using an inferior product out of spite isn’t the answer either. In technology something else always comes along, but in the meantime you gotta deal with Elon for something like this.
How many LEO companies are out there now? I think I’ve read both China and Bezos are working on separate constellations. Are any of them at scale anywhere close to where Starlink currently is?
I have been trying to record video of aurora for a while and every shot has at least three obvious satellites and it is driving me nuts.
Can't you correct for them somehow? Or is the exposure too long?
Orb!
Why would they do otherwise?
Jeez I wonder why 😁🍿