Connect Europe Videos

Ms. Figueiredo urges EU policymakers to reform outdated telecom regulation and design a new policy framework that enables the next wave of investment and fosters innovation, security, and digital sovereignty in Europe. She warns that market fragmentation, such as Portugal’s four operators for just ten million people, limits the ability to invest in cutting-edge networks and security.

Figueiredo highlights MEO’s role in securing Portugal’s digitalised electoral registers for the European elections and its innovative bundled offer combining telecom and energy services to drive growth and strengthen connectivity.

Thomas Arnoldner warns that Europe’s telecom industry is at a critical turning point, describing it as the “last chance to get things right.” He highlights the sector’s stagnation and excessive fragmentation, calling for simplification and scale to foster the investment needed for cloud, AI, and next-generation connectivity. Arnoldner stresses that 270 regulators with differing rules prevent a true single market, and points to A1’s Exoscale — a native European cloud based on open source — as their key contribution to Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Our Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Paolo Grassia presents the main outcomes of the new study "The Telecom Sector's Contribution to Europe's Security and Resilience", prepared by Copenhagen Economics and commissioned by Connect Europe.

A delegation of Connect Europe, including members of our Advocacy Working Group, attend the European Parliament's Strasbourg session in October 2025, underlining the main priorities for their companies.

According to the new report from Arthur D Little for Connect Europe, the telecom customer experience is affected by 34 separate regulatory requirements — coming from 9 telecom-specific and 19 broader EU laws — with national differences adding further complexity. Our Deputy Director General Maarit Palovirta outlines what simplification means for telecoms.

Europe leading Internet Governance discussions this year, with Norway hosting and EVP Virkkunen showing support for the multistakeholder model. Hear Alessandro and Maarit’s highlights on the role of EU industry and of telecom operators.

Leading competition economist Cristina Caffarra argues that the biggest challenge to tech sovereignty in Europe today is "our own fear, our own weakness, our own lack of purpose." She reflects on how Europe, once a pioneer in tech and antitrust enforcement, has effectively given up, and says this can change with political and entrepreneurial will. She explains why enforcement efforts since 2010 have not delivered the hoped-for outcomes, and why the situation is now shifting as the United States sees a real upswell of enforcement and results begin to emerge.

Jeffrey Leusink-Nicolai, Director of the CISO Office at KPN, explains how cybersecurity is central to KPN’s operations, driven by its 5A strategy. He highlights the importance of automation, awareness, and resilience, while expressing concern over growing geopolitical risks and global tech dependencies.

In this interview, Thomas Arnoldner, Deputy CEO of A1 Telekom Austria Group, shares his expectations for the upcoming Digital Networks Act, highlighting the need for greater investment in Europe’s digital infrastructure. He emphasizes the importance of simplifying regulations, enabling market consolidation, and achieving scale to make Europe globally competitive.

Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Liberty Global Manuel Kohnstamm highlights Liberty Global’s priorities until the end of 2025, and also expresses his views on how competition policies affecting the telecom sector should be reformed.