A move toward edge data centers and data-driven services could turn telecom operators into distributed platforms for enterprises, territories, and public administration, with consequences for resilience, sovereignty, and industrial capacity.
Under NIS2, essential and important entities must send ACN a categorized list of activities and services, and for telecom operators that filing can shape how security measures and function ownership are organized.
The argument over telcos, OTT platforms, and the Digital Networks Act is less about billing than about how Europe defines fairness, leverage, and openness online.
The next telecom fight is not only about faster networks, but about who controls the cloud, the data, and the automation layer that will sit at the center of them.
B2B telecom is moving beyond raw connectivity, with enterprises increasingly asking operators for integrated services that combine programmable networks, AI, cloud, and security.