Benoit Felten
@fibreguy.bsky.social
Telecoms and tech analyst and consultant, based in France, erstwhile author of Fiberevolution, focus on telecoms policy and regulation, broadband, internet policy and related topics.
It was great talking to @informationlabs.org about our latest report on mandated ip interconnection dispute resolution…
🔥Hot Item: Dispute Resolution or Regulatory Trojan Horse?🔥
A new @plumconsulting.bsky.social report unpacks how EU’s Digital Networks Act could backfire.
w/ insights from @fibreguy.bsky.social
📺 Watch:: youtu.be/BWE2CCVZBtQ
📄 Report: plumconsulting.co.uk/study-on-the...
#DigitalEU #TechPolicy
A new @plumconsulting.bsky.social report unpacks how EU’s Digital Networks Act could backfire.
w/ insights from @fibreguy.bsky.social
📺 Watch:: youtu.be/BWE2CCVZBtQ
📄 Report: plumconsulting.co.uk/study-on-the...
#DigitalEU #TechPolicy
July 9, 2025 at 5:45 AM
It was great talking to @informationlabs.org about our latest report on mandated ip interconnection dispute resolution…
First (sizeable) country in Europe to switch its copper network off.
Ladies and gentlemen, Telefónica has completed copper switch-off in Spain blog.cnmc.es/2025/05/27/a...
Adiós definitivo al cobre: hoy cierran las últimas centrales en España - CNMC Blog
Cierran las últimas centrales de cobre en España. Adiós a una infraestructura que fue esencial para la telefonía fija.
blog.cnmc.es
May 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
First (sizeable) country in Europe to switch its copper network off.
Interesting. I'd be curious to see what the business model looks like.
Some cell tower executives see increased interest in new rural cell towers, not necessarily additional sites in urban and suburban areas, for coverage and densification. "We … are seeing a shift to rural," said Vertical Bridge's Bizick. www.lightreading.com/5g/the-big-t...
The big takeaways from WIA's Connect (X) 2025
The Wireless Infrastructure Association's annual Connect (X) show shines a light on the US cell tower industry. Here are some of the big topics discussed during this week's get-together in Chicago.
www.lightreading.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Interesting. I'd be curious to see what the business model looks like.
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Of these 5.3 million fibre retail subscriptions, Telekom's share was just about 28% or 1.47 million. Telekom is the place where copper goes if it wants to enjoy a long life.
The fixed broadband subscriber base is still growing in Germany, thanks to fibre. Fibre grew by 1 million subscriptions in 2024 but is still just 5.3 million of 38.6 million. FWA isn't growing, steady at 0.9 million. DSL and HFC in decline, but much slower than in other markets. @bnetza.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Of these 5.3 million fibre retail subscriptions, Telekom's share was just about 28% or 1.47 million. Telekom is the place where copper goes if it wants to enjoy a long life.
Some argue that there is no risk to our digital sovereignty because "business will always prevail", this proves them wrong. Public contracts in EU *must* be delivered by companies with no risk of extrajudicial interference (US, China, etc.) FR has been pushing for this at EU level, it's high time.
Note aux décideurs publics qui répondent qu'on voit le mal partout lorsqu'on leur explique que c'est pas l'idée du siècle de tout confier à un prestataire tenu par le droit 🇺🇸 (ou bien 🇨🇳 coucou les JO)
Microsoft s'exécute et débranche la Cour Pénale Internationale
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Microsoft s'exécute et débranche la Cour Pénale Internationale
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan
abcnews.go.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some argue that there is no risk to our digital sovereignty because "business will always prevail", this proves them wrong. Public contracts in EU *must* be delivered by companies with no risk of extrajudicial interference (US, China, etc.) FR has been pushing for this at EU level, it's high time.
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US Copyright Office prepublication: "making commercial use of vast troves of copyrighted works to produce expressive content that competes with them in existing markets, especially where this is accomplished through illegal access, goes beyond established fair use boundaries."
www.copyright.gov/ai/
www.copyright.gov/ai/
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright law
www.copyright.gov
May 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
US Copyright Office prepublication: "making commercial use of vast troves of copyrighted works to produce expressive content that competes with them in existing markets, especially where this is accomplished through illegal access, goes beyond established fair use boundaries."
www.copyright.gov/ai/
www.copyright.gov/ai/
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Au Royaume-Uni, la fondation #Wikimedia annonce contester plusieurs dispositions de la loi sur la sécurité en ligne, notamment celles qui imposent des obligations réglementaires supplémentaires aux plateformes considérées comme plus risquées. À suivre donc.
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/w...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/w...
Wikimedia Foundation brings legal challenge to new UK Online Safety Act requirements
On 8 May, 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that it is challenging the lawfulness of a new element of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) that determines what duties a website has under t…
diff.wikimedia.org
May 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Au Royaume-Uni, la fondation #Wikimedia annonce contester plusieurs dispositions de la loi sur la sécurité en ligne, notamment celles qui imposent des obligations réglementaires supplémentaires aux plateformes considérées comme plus risquées. À suivre donc.
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/w...
diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/08/w...
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EU: #NIS2: The European Commission today sent a reasoned opinion to 19 EU Member States for failing to notify full transposition of the NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) into their national legislation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
May infringements package: key decisions
Overview by policy area
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission takes legal action against Member States that fail to comply with their obligations under EU law. Thes
ec.europa.eu
May 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
EU: #NIS2: The European Commission today sent a reasoned opinion to 19 EU Member States for failing to notify full transposition of the NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) into their national legislation.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
In the context of their arbitration procedures, Arcep issued formal notices on three counts today:
- mobile coverage to all four national operators,
- FTTH completeness for three specific networks,
- coverage obligations for Orange in less dense areas.
www.linkedin.com/posts/arcep_...
- mobile coverage to all four national operators,
- FTTH completeness for three specific networks,
- coverage obligations for Orange in less dense areas.
www.linkedin.com/posts/arcep_...
Nos missions | Arcep
🔎 L’Arcep, dans sa formation de règlement des différends, de poursuite et d’instruction (https://lnkd.in/eMbFaw7j) veille au bon respect par les opérateurs de leurs obligations.
Dans le cadre du sui...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
In the context of their arbitration procedures, Arcep issued formal notices on three counts today:
- mobile coverage to all four national operators,
- FTTH completeness for three specific networks,
- coverage obligations for Orange in less dense areas.
www.linkedin.com/posts/arcep_...
- mobile coverage to all four national operators,
- FTTH completeness for three specific networks,
- coverage obligations for Orange in less dense areas.
www.linkedin.com/posts/arcep_...
Very interesting development. I've been wondering for a while now if EU regulators genuinely did not understand the name of the game, or if they have been deliberately looking away... I guess we will know soon.
The campaign from our 🇩🇪 member vzbv, including their complaint against Deutsche Telekom for deliberately providing slower internet, gets airtime in Der Spiegel 💪💪
www.spiegel.de/panorama/tel...
www.spiegel.de/panorama/tel...
Telekom: Verbraucherschützer kritisieren Einnahmen durch langsames Internet
Verbraucherschützer werfen der Telekom vor, mit schlechtem Netz zusätzliches Geld zu machen.
www.spiegel.de
April 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Very interesting development. I've been wondering for a while now if EU regulators genuinely did not understand the name of the game, or if they have been deliberately looking away... I guess we will know soon.
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Cell tower owners are now watching the fixed wireless access (FWA) sector as a major driver for their business. It's not entirely clear how that trend will play out in network operator economics. www.lightreading.com/fixed-wirele...
FWA is driving demand for cell towers
Cell tower owners are now watching the fixed wireless access (FWA) sector as a major driver for their business. It's not entirely clear how that trend will play out in network operator economics.
www.lightreading.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Cell tower owners are now watching the fixed wireless access (FWA) sector as a major driver for their business. It's not entirely clear how that trend will play out in network operator economics. www.lightreading.com/fixed-wirele...
Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) account of "Careless People", a book by an ex-Meta policy employee is really worth a read, and not just because Meta tried to get it banned: pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/z...
Pluralistic: Sarah Wynn-Williams’s ‘Careless People’ (23 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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April 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) account of "Careless People", a book by an ex-Meta policy employee is really worth a read, and not just because Meta tried to get it banned: pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/z...
A bit too early to really take stock, but this could be a sign of some degree of sobering up...
Both Microsoft and Amazon Web Services appear to be reworking their data center buildouts in support of AI technology. Those actions could have significant implications for telecom players. www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-l...
What a data center pullback could mean for telecom
Both Microsoft and Amazon Web Services appear to be reworking their data center buildouts in support of AI technology. Those actions could have significant implications for telecom players.
www.lightreading.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A bit too early to really take stock, but this could be a sign of some degree of sobering up...
First round of DMA fines. I have to confess awaiting with some trepidation what will befall X...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...?
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...?
EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M for breaking Europe’s digital rules
The highly anticipated penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.
www.politico.eu
April 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
First round of DMA fines. I have to confess awaiting with some trepidation what will befall X...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...?
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...?
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Have a Mac? You Should Get These 5 Utilities www.howtogeek.com/have-a-mac-y...
Have a Mac? You Should Get These 5 Utilities
Apple's built-in tools aren't always enough.
www.howtogeek.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Have a Mac? You Should Get These 5 Utilities www.howtogeek.com/have-a-mac-y...
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A l'heure où en 🇫🇷 certains voudraient voir le blocage (actuellement en #DNS, la moins pire des solutions) évoluer sur du blocage IP, ce qui arrive en 🇪🇸 doit au contraire inciter à la prudence, avec du surblocage : tous les utilisateurs #Cloudflare en croix
lists.nanog.org/archives/lis...
lists.nanog.org/archives/lis...
[NANOG] ISPs in Spain are blocking CDN IP ranges to tackle soccer piracy - NANOG - lists.nanog.org
lists.nanog.org
April 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A l'heure où en 🇫🇷 certains voudraient voir le blocage (actuellement en #DNS, la moins pire des solutions) évoluer sur du blocage IP, ce qui arrive en 🇪🇸 doit au contraire inciter à la prudence, avec du surblocage : tous les utilisateurs #Cloudflare en croix
lists.nanog.org/archives/lis...
lists.nanog.org/archives/lis...
Really excellent interview of Meredith Whittaker about not only Signal itself but the way the data ecosystem has perverted a lot of the Silicon valley initial visions and values. Really worth your time. #privacy #security
The State of Personal Online Security and Confidentiality | SXSW LIVE
YouTube video by SXSW
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April 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This week I met with a high visibility financial analyst in the City who agrees structural separation would be good for the industry. Structural issues, I think, explain a big part of the industry's woes, as presented in this insight published last year: plumconsulting.co.uk/plum-insight... #telecom
Plum Insight - Structural solutions to telecom industry woes - Plum Consulting
Throughout 2023, European network operators have been vocal in describing difficulties when it comes to their ability to invest in network infrastructure. However, a European Commission consultation o...
plumconsulting.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This week I met with a high visibility financial analyst in the City who agrees structural separation would be good for the industry. Structural issues, I think, explain a big part of the industry's woes, as presented in this insight published last year: plumconsulting.co.uk/plum-insight... #telecom
I'm looking at moving my email to either Proton or Zoho. Cost is not the same, but one thing I would like to have some assurances on is how good the email search functions are, because searching through Outlook emails is the worst experience ever... Any opinions ?
April 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm looking at moving my email to either Proton or Zoho. Cost is not the same, but one thing I would like to have some assurances on is how good the email search functions are, because searching through Outlook emails is the worst experience ever... Any opinions ?
One more consequence to the "fast and loose" approach of AI companies...
"The cost of a bot request is far higher than a human one, and it adds up fast" arstechnica.com/information-...
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
One more consequence to the "fast and loose" approach of AI companies...
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I humbely suggest @danielollecto.bsky.social and @aguspiedrabuena.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I humbely suggest @danielollecto.bsky.social and @aguspiedrabuena.bsky.social
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I suggest @jguerrer.bsky.social @mikeddano.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I suggest @jguerrer.bsky.social @mikeddano.bsky.social
After less than two hours following them, I find myself unfollowing number of US tech accounts because all their posts are about US politics. I go to other sources for my political reading. :-(
April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After less than two hours following them, I find myself unfollowing number of US tech accounts because all their posts are about US politics. I go to other sources for my political reading. :-(
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BEREC Report on the Evolution of Private 5G Networks, including a section on numbering aspects www.berec.europa.eu/en/all-docum...
| BEREC
www.berec.europa.eu
March 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BEREC Report on the Evolution of Private 5G Networks, including a section on numbering aspects www.berec.europa.eu/en/all-docum...
@disruptivedean.bsky.social and Andrew Collinson are running one of their infamous Labs on a topic that I find particularly interesting and relevant. It's in London next week, in case you're interested:
www.eventbrite.com/e/unthinkabl...
www.eventbrite.com/e/unthinkabl...
Unthinkable Lab: How to Unstick Telecoms in Unthinkable Times
Exploring the Exceptional: Unthinkable Lab is a unique, multi-stakeholder event to challenge conventional thinking in European Telecoms
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April 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@disruptivedean.bsky.social and Andrew Collinson are running one of their infamous Labs on a topic that I find particularly interesting and relevant. It's in London next week, in case you're interested:
www.eventbrite.com/e/unthinkabl...
www.eventbrite.com/e/unthinkabl...