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Europe can turbocharge growth with merger rules that take the long view. Merger decisions shape innovation, investment & the ability to scale — delivering better quality, choice and long-term outcomes for consumers. For #connectivity, this is crucial. connecteurope.org/news/new-study…

🇪🇺 Europe’s path to #TechSovereignty runs through its networks. Smart #connectivityEU is not optional: it is the foundation of digital sovereignty. Without investment & coherent policy, the future fragments. Join our #PolicySummit (2 June). Register here: connecteurope.org/events/connect…

How can #telecom infrastructure support border security? Finland's @ElisaOyj and @sensofusion are showing the way: their joint drone detection trial with the 🇫🇮 Border Guard uses a multi-technology approach to protect Southeast Finland. Read more: elisa.com/corporate/news…

Simplification and consumer protection can go hand in hand — and the #DigitalOmnibus is an opportunity. Targeted updates to unlock #telecom investment: 🕵️ Modernised #ePrivacy 👾 Streamlined incident reporting 🔍 Clearer #GDPR enforcement Read: bit.ly/424nZDJ

On 18 May, @agropelli will take part in the panel discussion “Building a competitive and innovative EU telecommunications market” at the event “#DigitalNetworksAct: Future-proofing the EU's digital connectivity”, organised by #CY2026EU & the @EUCouncil: consilium.europa.eu/en/events-gsc/…

🆕 Our team is growing with two talented professionals this spring: Valentin Coutouly, who joined us as Policy Manager in March, and Pinar Serdengecti, who joined last week as Senior Policy Director: connecteurope.org/about-us/team Welcome on board: we are thrilled to have you with us!

Telcos are expanding into trusted cloud & digital infrastructure. Telenor is launching a Sovereign Cloud company, delivering nationally controlled services with data under 🇳🇴 jurisdiction—showing how operators are building secure, sovereign capabilities. telenor.com/media/newsroom…

On Thursday 7 May, @agropelli & Angela Coriz will contribute to this week's discussions on the security of Europe’s digital infrastructure taking place in the @enisa_eu #Telecom and Digital Infrastructure Security Forum 2026 taking place in Lekfosia 🇨🇾: enisa.europa.eu/events/enisa-t…

🇪🇺 Can the #DigitalNetworksAct deliver the regulatory certainty Europe's networks urgently need? On 2 June, our #PolicySummit's opening panel brings together MEPs @michalkobosko & @AdinaValean, @EU_Commission and @deutschetelekom. @GSMAEurope moderates: connecteurope.org/events/connect…

AI can be a risk multiplier: @Swisscom's Cybersecurity Threat Radar 2026 confirms that #AI-powered attacks are sharper, supply chains more exposed & state-sponsored threats rising. #Cybersecurity is now a boardroom priority, not just a technical one. Read: swisscom.ch/en/about/news/…

Today, the @EU_Competition has published the draft review of the #EUMerger Guidelines. 🧑‍💼 Read our preliminary reaction: connecteurope.org/news/press-not… 🗨️ Quote by our DG @agropelli ⬇️ #EUCompetition

The #DigitalOmnibus can deliver for #telecoms too — without weakening consumer protection. Updating a 2002 #ePrivacy law, streamlining incident reporting, clarifying #GDPR enforcement: that is what simplification looks like for us: bit.ly/424nZDJ

Europe's first #5G+ seamless cross-border roaming is live: @COSMOTE´s 5G SEAGUL project covers 473 km from Velestino to Sofia, offering uninterrupted #connectivityEU for mobility, safety & logistics across Greece and Bulgaria. Read more: cosmote.gr/static/otegrou…

#ConnectNews is our weekly briefing on EU tech and telecom policy, with the key regulatory developments, industry news, analysis and events shaping Europe’s connectivity agenda. Subscribe for free: connecteurope.org/news/connectne…

Telecom operators are building Europe’s digital stack by investing in networks that support security and sovereignty, accounting for 19 percent of Europe’s data centres and 750 edge nodes to process data closer to users. Read #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26

🚄 How do we turn #5G pilots into real smart mobility across Europe? How do we scale lessons learned from ongoing projects? Join next week’s #5G4SC Mobility Working Group (30 April, 10:00 CEST) to discuss scaling #5GCorridors from pilots to deployment: shorturl.at/6Ad3K

Urban mobile networks could hit capacity by 2030 — right when 6G is set to launch. Without new #spectrum, there's nothing left for #6G. #Upper6GHz is the only viable option for a timely, large-scale rollout. Our joint response with @GSMAEurope: connecteurope.org/insights/posit…

Quantum technologies offer major opportunities for #telecom operators, from #quantum computing to sensing & secure communications. @ConnectEuropeX highlights the need for infrastructure, skills, funding and testing frameworks to support their deployment: bit.ly/4sH6NiF

☁️ Europe’s sovereign cloud push is taking shape: @POST_Luxembourg, @ProximusGroup and @OVHcloud have been selected under the new @EU_Commission framework. A clear example of how #telecom operators & their ecosystems support secure digital infrastructure beyond #connectivityEU👇

🟢 We say yes to a safety net protecting consumers, but no to outdated ex-ante rules conceived for the copper world Big congrats to the @FTTHCouncilEU for another successful conference!

↕️No top-down target can substitute a healthy return-on-investment for those who build 🇪🇺 The #DigitalNetworksAct offers a positive signal to investors on #spectrum: we would like to see a similar one on #fibre

How does Europe accelerate fibre roll-out? Below 🧵 are the key messages of our DG @agropelli at the #FFTH26 Conference in London: 🥇Connect Europe members are leading the pack with 54% of the total #FTTH investment