ROME, June 6 (Reuters) - Telespazio, a joint venture

between Italy's Leonardo and France's Thales

said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Elon Musk's

SpaceX to commercialise Starlink services.

SpaceX's Starlink, which owns around 60% of the roughly

7,500 satellites orbiting Earth, is dominant in the satellite

internet sphere.

The constellation of satellites is designed to provide

broadband internet services around the world, particularly in

rural areas that are poorly served by other networks.

Under the deal, Telespazio will integrate Starlink into its

connectivity network, made up of satellite and terrestrial

solutions.