European telecom services are evolving with consumer value on the rise: Assembly Research and ETNO unveil new consumer study on telecom services

Brussels, London, 30 September 2019 – As European consumers eagerly take-up data-driven services and increasingly communicate across digital channels, telcos are delivering increased value and improved service to their customers. This is the main take away of the new study “Delivering Consumer Value in Digital Times”, unveiled today by Assembly – the independent, London-based analyst firm – and ETNO – the Association representing Europe’s leader provider of digital networks and services. The study puts forward a fresh perspective on the relationship between telecom operators and their customers, complementing existing surveys and providing an overview of new challenges in digital markets.

UN General Assembly: ETNO welcomes the “Digital with Purpose” report

Brussels, New York, 26 September 2019 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading providers of digital networks and services, welcomes the release of the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative’s (GeSI) latest report on how to best use ICT tools to boost the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ETNO press note - Association’s Governance

Brussels, September 2019 - ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, informs that its current Executive Board Chair, Phillip Malloch, is stepping down as a result of him pursuing a new challenge outside ETNO Member Telia Company.

ETNO welcomes nomination of Commissioners-designate

ETNO welcomes nomination of Commissioners-designate

Brussels, 10 September 2019 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading providers of digital networks and services, welcomes today’s announcement on the Commissioners-designate for President Ursula Von Der Leyen’s College.

#Dialogue4Tech: Europeans are users, consumers, entrepreneurs… citizens!

The new EU political leadership is clear: digitisation and tech innovation are both a huge opportunity and a challenge for Europe. We must find our place on the global digital map. In this context, key stakeholders gathered for our 3rd #Dialogue4Tech, dedicated to the EU approach to digital services. One thing clearly emerged from the conversation: in their relationship with fast evolving technologies, Europeans are primarily digital “citizens”. This means they have a range of diverse needs, as users, consumers, entrepreneurs, innovators.

ETNO #Dialogue4Tech: new digital tunes with new EU conductors

The “European political orchestra” is in the process of changing its conductors and lead players. Some get to keep their spots, but all have of them are working on a fresh policy repertoire.

Many of the legislative initiatives and policies in the pipeline have to do with a very sensitive issue: the balance between digital freedoms and ensuring responsibility in the digital space. Both are of essence for European democracies and for the socio-economic growth of the content.

Trustworthy AI: EU recommendations send strong political signal

Brussels, 26 June 2019 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, welcomed today the “Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI”, developed by the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence.

Europe should avoid a false start on C-ITS: industry calls for Council to object the rushed adoption of the Delegated Act

Open Letter to the Council

Brussels, 25 June 2019 – As the Council of the European Union prepares to decide on the Delegated Regulation on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), we call upon Member States to formally object to the current version of the Delegated Act. The proposed Regulation fails to ensure technology-neutrality, ignoring that newer technologies have emerged in recent years, offering unique capabilities to accelerate the market penetration of C-ITS and to deliver enhanced safety in a global ecosystem. Moreover, the significant concerns raised by the Council Legal Service on the lawfulness of certain provisions of the Regulation cannot be ignored.

Happy Birthday GDPR: a telecoms view on the first year

By Cristina Vela, Chairwoman, Data Protection, Trust and Security Working Group, ETNO and Paolo Grassia, Director of Public Policy, ETNO

Brussels, 24 May 2019 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) turns 1 year old and European telcos can look back with satisfaction at months of hard work on the implementation. Whilst GDPR has been seen as projecting European leadership on privacy globally, concerns about restricting innovation remain high, not least because of potential competing rules in the proposed ePrivacy Regulation.