Musk’s Starlink Faces Obstruction From Phone Carrier in Italy High-Speed Rollout
- Satellite internet provider said it was denied access to data
- Lack of coordination could hurt services in Europe, Africa
Starlink claims that Telecom Italia has not complied with regulations to share spectrum data to avoid frequency interferences with its equipment.
Photographer: Cate Dingley/BloombergElon Musk’s Starlink has claimed Italy’s largest phone carrier is obstructing its high-speed internet rollout in the country, with possible repercussions for its services across southern Europe and north Africa.
Telecom Italia SpA has for months failed to comply with regulations requiring it to share spectrum data, Starlink said in a complaint to Italy’s communications watchdog and the Industry Ministry late last week, a document seen by Bloomberg showed. This information is necessary to avoid frequency interferences, and the lack of data has severely slowed deployment of the SpaceX satellite communications company’s new gateway equipment, it said.