Press release
Executives from 17 major European telecommunications companies have pushed back against proposed tighter EU rules affecting suppliers classified as high risk. Euronews reported on the position, citing an open letter published by Connect Europe.
The signatories include senior executives from Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, TIM, Swisscom, Telenor, KPN and other major operators.
The industry representatives warn that broad equipment-replacement requirements could generate up to €40 billion in additional costs. They argue that such spending could reduce the amount of capital available for investment in fibre networks, 5G and future 6G infrastructure.
The operators are calling for a proportionate, risk-based approach that takes into account alternative mitigation measures, the technical role of equipment in the network and existing investment cycles.
The proposed EU framework is still under discussion at European level.
The issue is also relevant to Moldova. On 31 July, the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation announced the initiation of a draft law on measures to ensure the security of public 5G networks, linking the initiative to Moldova’s EU accession commitments and alignment with the EU 5G Cybersecurity Toolbox.
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