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The State of Digital Communications 2024
This 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.
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ETNO, ECTA, GIGAEUROPE & GSMA joint statement to EU Council's General Approach on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act
Today, the Council of the European Union is expected to agree on a negotiating mandate (‘general approach’) on the proposal for a Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA), i.e. a Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks across the European Union.
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Digital Policy Day
26 June 2023, 10:30– 16:00 CEST
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ACE Events (Av. d'Auderghem 22), Brussels
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Vision Paper on the Future of Electronic Communication Networks in Europe
Vision paper prepared in collaboration with CISCO, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Kyndryl, Mavenir, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung.
Traditional telecommunication networks are undergoing a major transformation into cloud-based, virtualised, and software-defined networks. This will enable the next generation of data-driven technologies, i.e. AI, Robotics, IoT, Web 3.0.
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Impact of the green-digital transition on workforce: ETNO and UNI Europa ICTS release new report
ETNO and UNI Europa ICTS, the social partners in telecoms, are proud to announce the launch of a new research report in the framework of their joint EU-funded project on ‘Accelerating Sustainability in Telecoms’. This innovative report identifies eleven key emerging technologies that are expected to have an impact on social and environmental sustainability in the telecommunication industry. Among the analysed technologies are e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Analytics, Edge Computing, Internet of Things, Optic Fibre and GPON, Quantum Technologies, cybersecurity, extended reality, and xRAN. The report underlines both opportunities and challenges stemming from the deployment of such new technologies, with a focus on their impact on sustainability and on skills and the labour market.
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GSMA and ETNO welcome Letta’s report, call for Member States to support the EC White Paper on digital infrastructure needs
ETNO and the GSMA, the industry associations representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, welcome Enrico Letta’s high-level report “Much More Than A Market”, published this week by the European Council. In this context, we encourage Member States to support swift legislative action in the new institutional cycle, with top priority, as a follow-up to the White Paper on “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?”.
19 April, 2024 Read more
#ThinkDigital Videos
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State of Digital Communications 2024: a brief summary
How 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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