Alternative to Starlink: production of OneWeb and Intelsat terminals to be launched in Ukraine

Ukrainian company Stetman has signed an agreement with Sweden's Requtech for the licensed production of satellite terminals. They will potentially become an alternative to Starlink for military and government agencies.

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Stetman CEO Dmytro Stetsenko announced the agreement and noted that it is about flat satellite dishes similar to the car version of Starlink that will work on the OneWeb and Intelsat platforms.

It is known that OneWeb terminals have a lower connection speed (5/50 Mbps versus 20/200 Mbps for Starlink), but they provide a more stable connection. They are planned to be used for critical needs such as the army, government agencies, etc. In the future, Stetman wants to enter the European market.

According to Dev.ua, the agreement with Requtech provides for the transfer of technical documentation and the right to independently manufacture terminals in Ukraine. At the same time, Requtech will receive a licence fee for each device. Stetman will adapt the equipment to Ukrainian needs, using its experience in creating its own STARMOD model for Starlink.

"We are adapting it to our needs, adding our own design, security and components that we have already successfully used in STARMOD for Starlink and have been supplying to the Ukrainian Security and Defence Forces for the past 2.5 years," Stetsenko said.

In a comment to DOU, he added that the company plans to produce between 2,000 and 10,000 terminals per month. Some of the equipment is already in place, and the purchase of high-tech equipment for the conveyor line is also being prepared. In short, according to Speka, Stetman's equipment has already been certified and codified by the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, which will speed up the launch of production.

In early April, it became known that Germany had financed Ukraine's access to the Eutelsat satellite network, another alternative to Starlink. According to Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke, the company aims to deliver 5,000 to 10,000 terminals quickly.

Source: Dev