Don't know the publication, but it seems to be a Danish publishing in English.
> to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted:
They were considering two contracts, with two different companies, and were in talks with both of them. If they stop considering one of those contracts/companies, wouldn't it be accurate to say they "ditched" that bid/contract then?
I guess the misleading part could be that "ditched" might implicitly imply they were already using Starlink, but the "ditched" used in the title is actually about the contract, not established service?
A more appropriate term here would be "rejected" which means to decide against something prior to accepting it. Example: “I was going to buy that car, but I rejected their offer.”
"Ditches" sounds like they were already using Starlink, but abandoned it in favor of Eutelsat's system. The text clarifies that they only decided to (continue to) use Eutelsat, and Starlink was just another option considered.
> Binzer said it was not about which company was better, but about trust and long-term cooperation.
Well, who can blame them? After Trump repeatedly expressed "interest" in owning Greenland (fortunately he seems to have moved on to other pet projects in the meantime), and with Musk being one of Trump's closest allies, it would be a bit naive to trust Starlink...