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.
