Secondo Bloomberg, sarebbe nelle fasi finali un accordo da 1,5 miliardi di euro tra governo italiano e SpaceX per la fornitura per 5 anni di servizi di telefonia e Internet cifrati a governo ed esercito, presumibilmente tramite il servizio satellitare Starlink.

Italian officials have been negotiating on a €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) deal aimed at supplying Italy with a full range of top-level encryption for telephone and Internet services used by the government, the people said.

The plan also includes communications services for the Italian military in the Mediterranean area as well as the rollout of so-called direct-to-cell satellite services in Italy for use in emergencies like terror attacks or natural disasters, they said.