About Us

Connect Europe, formerly ETNO, represents Europe’s leading telecommunications network operators, who provide European citizens with innovative digital communication and services. Connect Europe, founded in 1992, is the principal policy group for European network operators and it aims at supporting a positive policy environment to deliver the best quality services to consumers and businesses. Connect Europe brings together the major investors in innovative and high-quality e-communications platforms and services, representing over 70% of the total sector investment in Europe’s main markets.

The State of Digital Communications 2025

The 2025 edition of the report estimates for the first time the worth of Europe’s connectivity ecosystem and it underscores the transformative potential of technologies like 5G, FTTH, 6G, and AI-driven networks. However, figures also reveal a 2% decline in telecom investment in 2023, the first drop in 7 years, signalling a critical juncture.

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