Brussels, 26 June 2024 – Today, 76% of European citizens see advanced connectivity as essential in improving their lives and socio-economic prospects, with almost 30% asking to strengthen the availability of high-speed internet for everyone, everywhere.
Read moreCloud and edge services are at the core of the transformation that our sector is undergoing: telecoms operators are turning their networks into platforms for innovation by embracing disaggregated and cloud native architectures, high automation (e.g. based on AI/ML), programmability, and the development of new network as a service (NaaS) applications. As ETNO and the GSMA, we have outlined our vision for telecom transformation in our contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure, which is clearly reflected in the Commission’s White Paper “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?”1.
Read moreThis 2024 edition of the State of Digital Communications Report paints a bittersweet picture. On the one hand, network innovation is starting to take-off and the investment by European telecoms operators is reaching historic levels. On the other hand, global competition in the connectivity value-chain has started biting Europe, and the financial health of the telecoms sector is far from improving.
Read moreBrussels, 1 July 2024 – The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) and the GSMA, representing Europe’s telecom operators, and the European Network Airlines’ Association (ENAA), the leading network airlines’ association, take note of DG COMP’s staff report on “Protecting competition in a changing world”.
01 July, 2024 Read moreBrussels, 27 June 2024 - A delegation from the ETNO Secretariat and Executive Board has concluded a series of bilateral meetings in Washington DC (26-27 June). The delegation meetings mark ETNO’s commitment to the EU-US policy dialogue, especially at a time in which global challenges require close collaboration with like-minded partners.
27 June, 2024 Read moreBrussels, 26 June 2024 – Today, 76% of European citizens see advanced connectivity as essential in improving their lives and socio-economic prospects, with almost 30% asking to strengthen the availability of high-speed internet for everyone, everywhere.
26 June, 2024 Read moreHow is Europe doing when it comes to connectivity, networks & telecom services? ETNO's Alessandro Gropelli, Maarit Palovirta, Paolo Grassia & Xhoana Shehu present the main finding...
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