4iG and SpaceX Sign Europe's First Starlink Direct-to-Cell and Sovereign Defense Pact
September 3, 2026
Hungarian telecommunications and defense conglomerate 4iG Group signed two agreements with SpaceX on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, establishing what the companies describe as Europe's first partnership to deploy Starlink Mobile direct-to-cell services alongside a dedicated framework for encrypted defense communications. The agreements, executed at SpaceX facilities in Texas, span both commercial cellular coverage and military network sovereignty across Hungary and the Western Balkans. The partn