A major European telecommunications CEO has cautioned that Europe risks losing strategic autonomy to U.S. companies in satellite infrastructure and AI, citing SpaceX/Starlink's lead and concerns over American AI firms' capacity to dominate the continent's digital economy.
The warning underscores growing European pressure for industrial policy and infrastructure investment to compete with U.S. technology consolidation—issues now central to EU AI Act enforcement, digital sovereignty debates, and funding programs like the European Chips Act.