> notice that an entire continent has less ambitious goals and merely tries to keep up with one guy
This doesn't have to fully compete with starlink. A working secondary provider is a great goal in itself if the network is independent. Currently the critical military communication in Ukraine depends on how he feels today for example.
On a policy level, there are likely also issues with using a private US company for critical EU communication.
Having a single global provider is never a great idea. It's even worse when it relies on someone like Musk.
It's great for speed, but not for latency.
> notice that an entire continent has less ambitious goals and merely tries to keep up with one guy
This doesn't have to fully compete with starlink. A working secondary provider is a great goal in itself if the network is independent. Currently the critical military communication in Ukraine depends on how he feels today for example.
On a policy level, there are likely also issues with using a private US company for critical EU communication.
Having a single global provider is never a great idea. It's even worse when it relies on someone like Musk.