With European countries looking for alternatives to Starlink, Brendan Carr urges them to avoid Chinese solutions, which he calls ‘the real long-term bogey.’
air Brendan Carr is going out of his way to promote SpaceX’s Starlink to European allies, framing it as a choice between US and Chinese technology.
Carr told the Financial Times that democracies in Europe need to « focus on the real long-term bogey: the rise of the Chinese Communist party », adding, « If you’re concerned about Starlink, just wait for the CCP’s version, then you’ll be really worried. »
The pitch is unusual since federal regulators have tried to stay neutral. But it’s no secret Carr is a major supporter of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and views Starlink as an important technology to deliver high-speed broadband to rural and remote areas.
