{"id":382348,"date":"2026-05-21T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/div-europe-doesnt-realize-how-dangerous-it-is-telecoms-ceo-warns-of-u-s-dominance-in-satellites-ai-div\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:00:46","slug":"div-europe-doesnt-realize-how-dangerous-it-is-telecoms-ceo-warns-of-u-s-dominance-in-satellites-ai-div","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prostartup.it\/ru\/div-europe-doesnt-realize-how-dangerous-it-is-telecoms-ceo-warns-of-u-s-dominance-in-satellites-ai-div\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Europe doesn&#8217;t realize how dangerous it is&#8217;: Telecoms CEO warns of U.S. dominance in satellites, AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/108310358-1779357291194-gettyimages-1228923284-hennessy-spacexla201006_npipp.jpeg?v=1779357333&w=1920&h=1080&ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-relatedQuotes\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedQuotes\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-quotesContainer\">\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-titleAndTime undefined\">\n<p class=\"RelatedQuotes-text\">In this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"RelatedQuotes-list\">\n<li class=\"QuoteItem-item\" aria-label=\"Quote for null\"><span class=\"QuoteItem-symbol\">EN-FR<\/span><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"RegularArticle-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RelatedQuotes-cfaButtonContainer\"><button id=\"ArticlePageTickerCreateAccountButton\" class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonContainer\"><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonText\"><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span class=\"CreateFreeAccountButton-buttonTextBold\">CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The CEO of one of France&#8217;s biggest engineering groups told CNBC that Europe mustn&#8217;t rely on U.S. infrastructure, warning of &#8220;dangerous&#8221; over-reliance on infrastructure like Elon Musk&#8217;s Starlink. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There [are] two things for the future where we need [Europe to] realize how big it is. This is AI, and this is satellite,&#8221; <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-2\">Bouygues<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> CEO Olivier Roussat told CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Squawk Box Europe&#8221; on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:100%\" class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Europe doesn&#8217;t realize exactly how dangerous it is to just rely on the American infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paris-based Bouygues does business in the construction sector, transport, and telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p>The company is fronting telecoms consolidation attempts in France, where operators have engaged in intense price competition, which has put pressure on their bottom lines. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not sure that we absolutely need to get a Starlink or something like this,&#8221; Roussat said, adding that Europe needs something &#8220;to get some sovereignty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starlink, a division of the Musk-run company SpaceX, currently dominates the global satellite internet service and operates a constellation of around 10,000 satellites. 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