Telcos Gain Certainty, But Mobile Market Remains Fragmented — EU Tech Lawyer Genna on DNA

Indefinite unlimited spectrum licenses will give telcos more certainty on duration, which benefits capital-intensive markets like fiber and 5G. This is the main change in the EU Commission’s Digital Networks Act (DNA) proposal. The act aims for a single European mobile market but offers no concrete tools to achieve it. Reducing obstacles alone won’t change this. The DNA does not reform roaming, leaving Europe’s mobile market fragmented.

These are the key observations of Innocenzo Genna, EU tech lawyer and telecom policy expert, who advises mobile ecosystem leaders in this episode of the MEF Podcast series, Perspectives. Convergence is moving forward. Some rules that used to affect only certain operators now apply across the ecosystem. "Be ready for more regulation than in the past," Genna warns. "Mobile leaders need to analyze the situation and intervene promptly with legislative or enforcement authorities when needed.”