Member states falling short of Digital Decade goals, shows latest European Commission report

The EU is falling short of meeting its 2030 digital targets, particularly in connectivity and digital skills, states the European Commission’s latest report on the State of the Digital Decade, released Tuesday (2 July).

New tech coalition, CODE, is growing a collaborative digital ecosystem to boost EU growth [Advocacy Lab Content]

The Coalition for Open Digital Ecosystems (CODE), recently held its first public event in Brussels, with Qualcomm and Meta headlining. The technology coalition is emerging as a serious new stakeholder in the Brussels digital, tech, and competition poli…

Czechia on track with 5G, but lags in building fibre networks [Advocacy Lab Content]

Although 5G network coverage looks good in the Czech Republic, construction is facing administrative hurdles. Czechiaโ€™s biggest problem is the pace of building fibre networks, where it is unlikely to meet its 2030 target.

Slovakia shuts down 3G networks, creates space for 5G development [Advocacy Lab Content]

The last Slovak mobile operator, O2, began switching off its 3G network at the beginning of the year. Regular customers with mobile phones will not be restricted, older devices that communicate via 3G may have problems.

GSMA calls for new connectivity regulatory framework to accelerate long-term investment [Advocacy Lab Content]

On 20 March, GSMA โ€“ the organisation representing the interests of mobile network operators worldwide โ€“ published its latest manifesto, setting out reforms it believes are needed to make Europeโ€™s connectivity ecosystem fit for the future.

More SEP transparency will help SMEs and big players, says Henkel [Advocacy Lab Content]

Standard Essential Patents keep our digital world connected, but SEP regulation is currently a contentious debate in Europe. Christoph Schwaiger spoke with Prof. Joachim Henkel to understand what the European Commission’s proposals to regulate SEPs mea…

Europeโ€™s Standard Essential Patents system lacks transparency, says former judge [Advocacy Lab Content]

Europeโ€™s Standard Essential Patents system lacks transparency regarding FRAND licenses, said Christopher Vajda KC, a former judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union, he remarked that legal tactics often take prominence over legal substance.

Connectivity can steer Europe back to competitiveness

5G-connected technologies must be deployed at scale and at speed to improve lives, drive growth and compete with China and the U.S.

EU pushes for common ICT standards with China, Slovak elections test DSA enforcement on disinformation

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EU lawmakers agree ambitious compromise text on telecoms law

With the aim to bring high connectivity for all Europeans by 2030, the Parliament agreed on an ambitious text pushing towards EU harmonised rules for telecoms, abolition of extra fees for intra-EU calls and adoption of the principle of administrative t…