MWC2025: EU must stand alone in network-AI war

Europe’s governments and regulators were hammered by their own telcos and Washington representatives for being anti-competitive as innovation struggled to be heard above the noise.

Executives at the telecom industry’s annual jamboree Mobile World Congress (MWC) mostly avoided direct mention of the geo-political split between Europe and the US, but pressure to bulk up the EU’s capability in mobile internet connectivity and AI smarts was keenly felt.

Although the stakes are now raised, European telco leaders claimed member states had slipped behind the US and Asia in building out high-speed broadband networks with knock-on consequences for local economies. The blame is placed squarely on ...

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