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With the current pace of technological innovation, it is clear that the volume of data being exchanged is larger than ever and will only continue growing. The EU's ambitious connectivity targets are pushing policymakers to take a more forward-thinking approach to the telecoms sector. One question EU decision-makers must answer is whether the main digital players, who generate huge volumes of traffic and revenue using the EU's telecoms infrastructure, should contribute to the cost of network roll-out ...

European telecom rules were last updated in 2009. To make them fit for the digital era the Commission proposed a new Electronic Communications Code in September 2016. The provisional agreement reached in June 2018 was adopted by the Parliament and then by the Council in November 2018. Member States have until 21 December 2020 to transpose the new directive into national legislation. The new rules include measures to stimulate investment in and take-up of very high capacity networks in the EU as well ...

Roaming: One Year After Implementation

Analyse approfondie 12-11-2018

This in-depth analysis was prepared by Policy Department A at the request of the ITRE Committee. It examines the impacts one year after implementation of the EU’s Roaming Regulation that introduced Roam Like at Home (RLAH), by reviewing both the retail and wholesale markets. The retail roaming market was found to be performing well for most stakeholders. However, in the wholesale market, adjusting the wholesale price cap is necessary so that MVNOs may compete more effectively.

This study explains the background necessary for understanding of the Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS) working principles and the importance of GNSS in our daily life and work. It highlights the specific socio-economic and strategic advantages enabled by the European satellite navigation system ‘Galileo’. It also identifies some of the gaps and challenges towards Galileo’s final operational capability expected in 2021. The study proposes different policy options in order to maximise the ...

Voilà dix ans que l’économie des applis a été lancée. Depuis, les applications ont évolué; elles jouent désormais un rôle de plus en plus important dans la vie des citoyens et sont devenues indispensables à la réussite de nombreuses industries. La connectivité croissante et la plus grande disponibilité des appareils portables augurent que cette tendance va continuer. L’économie des applis européenne est plutôt réussie et représente près d’un tiers du chiffre d’affaires sur le marché mondial. Des ...

Galileo and EGNOS

Briefing 24-01-2018

Galileo and the European geostationary navigation overlay service (EGNOS) are two satellite navigation systems under civil control. Galileo is an autonomous global navigation satellite system consisting of a constellation of satellites and a global network of ground stations. EGNOS is a regional satellite navigation system that monitors, corrects and improves the accuracy of open signals emitted by existing global satellite navigation systems (GPS, Glonass). Galileo and EGNOS are infrastructures ...

In 2015 the Council and European Parliament agreed in Regulation 2015/2120 that on 15 June 2017 roaming charges for mobile phone use would be abolished in the EU. After that date, 'roam like at home' (RLAH) would become a reality for all Europeans. The regulation did not, however, address the wholesale roaming market, on account of the need to investigate market conditions in more depth. A review for the European Commission concluded that national wholesale roaming markets are not working well and ...

Almost all EU residents own a mobile phone for their personal or professional use. When they travel to another EU country and use it to call, text or go online, they used to have to pay additional costs (roaming charges). This situation, which made travel within the EU more complicated and expensive for consumers and businesses, has come to an end: the latest EU Roaming Regulation abolished the extra costs on 15 June 2017. Since then, 'roam like at home' (RLAH) has become a reality for all Europeans ...

En septembre 2016, la Commission a présenté de nouveaux objectifs stratégiques de connectivité pour 2025 dans le cadre de sa stratégie pour un marché unique numérique. L’Europe devrait donc être prête pour le lancement de la nouvelle génération d’infrastructures de connexion gigabit à haut débit, comprenant un accès à l’internet fixe et mobile (couverture 5G). À partir de 2020, la 5G devrait ouvrir la voie à un éventail de nouveaux services innovants qui révolutionneront des secteurs tels que l’industrie ...

En réponse à la communication de la Commission sur la société européenne du gigabit, la commission de l’industrie, de la recherche et de l’énergie (ITRE) du Parlement européen a adopté un rapport d’initiative, qui devrait être examiné en plénière en mai. Dans ce rapport, l’Union européenne est invitée à jouer un rôle de premier plan sur la scène mondiale dans le domaine de la 5G, la prochaine génération de communications sans fil. Attendue pour 2020, la 5G devrait ouvrir la voie à un éventail de ...