EU decides on The European high-speed internet network still has numerous dead spots. An agreement in the EU Parliament is now expected to ensure that this problem will be a thing of the past by 2027.
The EU wants to use a satellite network
To ensure secure communication for companies and citizens. Negotiators from the EU Parliament and the member states agreed on Thursday evening to set up a so-called satellite constellation USA Phone Number List called Iris² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnection and Security by Satellites). 2.4 billion euros will be provided from the EU budget for this in the coming years, according to a statement.
“This is historic!”
Wrote the responsible EU Commissioner Thierry Breton on Twitter after the agreement. The EU is thus adding a third component to its strategic space infrastructure – to the Galileo and Copernicus satellite navigation systems, which are used for earth observation.
“This program is an important step towards greater strategic cell phone number listing autonomy for Europe,” said CSU MEP Angelika Niebler about the new program. The war in Ukraine has shown that the EU has so far been completely dependent on third countries or private companies for satellite telecommunications. “The program adopted today is intend to change this,” said Niebler.
Iris is primarily intend to ensure the resilience of EU systems
Including the protection of critical infrastructure such as energy networks or healthcare – as well as citizens’ and companies’ access to fast internet. The aim is not only to close dead Bulk Database spots in high-speed internet in Europ. But also to enable connections in strategic regions such as Africa and the Arctic. The new services are expect to be fully operational from 2027.
The agreement still needs to be formally confirm by the EU Parliament and the states. But this is consider a formality.
