Italy is aiming to develop its own low-orbit satellites for government communications, its industry minister said on Wednesday, presenting it as an alternative to systems provided by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk.

A map shared by Elon Musk's space company shows that Starlink is available in much of the US, Europe, South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. Many of the remaining countries and

Government shifts focus to building its own satellite system after initial consideration of Starlink for secure communications.