Future‑ready infrastructure supported by Arqit’s quantum‑safe encryption enables the iconic travel group to protect its digital experiences worldwide

Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, has been selected to deliver a global network for A&K Travel Group (AKTG) and its portfolio of premier travel brands, including Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal and Cox & Kings. AKTG's brands provide travel adventures in more than 100 countries around the world and rely on a secure global network to keep customers, employees and travel partners connected. The group has tasked Colt with building out its global connectivity network, which includes Arqit’s quantum-safe encryption, to provide agile, quantum-safe security solutions that operate without distance limitations, across any location worldwide. This foundation provides AKTG with a resilient, interconnected network architecture on which it can run its business.

Free launches the first mobile plan with unlimited data in France and in more than 135 destinations worldwide

There’s been another revolution at Free. Today we’re launching a new mobile plan with a very simple objective – no limits. Free Max is the first mobile plan to include unlimited data in France and in more than 135 destinations across the globe at just €29.99 a month, and only €19.99 a month for Freebox subscribers. Which means that subscribers can use as much data as they want almost anywhere in the world, at Free’s incredible value-for-money prices. So Free’s revolutionizing the mobile market again, trailblazing with an offer that’s true to its core values of liberty, simplicity and generosity.

Eurofiber and Colt announce Pan‑European cross-carrier quantum-secured fiber corridor at Mobile World Congress

Strategic partnership unveiled at MWC Barcelona 2026 introduces cross carrier QKD connectivity between Amsterdam, London, and Brussels to safeguard financial data against emerging quantum threats

https://www.colt.net/resources/insights/eurofiber-and-colt-announce-pan-european-cross-carrier-quantum-secured-fiber-corridor-at-mobile-world-congress

https://www.eurofiber.com/press/eurofiber-and-colt-announce-paneuropean-cross-carrier-quantum-secured-fiber-corridor-at-mobile-world-congress/

Brussels, 21 January 2026: ecta acknowledges the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA) and appreciates the Commission’s efforts to develop a forward-looking framework for electronic communications networks and services in the European Union.

Brussels, 18 September 2025:  a delegation of  CEOs of ecta members met with Ms Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy.

The European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA) includes, among other elements, disruptive proposals concerning access regulation - most notably, the downgrading of the ex-ante Significant Market Power (SMP) regulatory regime, a long-standing cornerstone of the EU’s pro-competitive telecoms framework.

These policy options rest on incorrect and problematic premises, including:

1. selective interpretation of how Europe’s digital connectivity is performing, especially regarding full fibre and 5G deployment; and

1. a biased interpretation of the role and purpose of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) - an instrument intended to facilitate infrastructure deployment, not suitable for replacing access regulation.

The downgrade put forward by the European Commission entails serious risks of dismantling the carefully balanced framework that supports wholesale access, competition, and technological progress - jeopardising the development of next-generation services such as cloud and edge computing, 6G, and AI and jeopardising investors’ confidence, creating uncertainty and increasing risk.  

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A Tale of Hidden Champions: The Telecom Challengers Reshaping Europe’s Competitiveness

Brussels, 15 January 2025: CEOs of ecta members met with Ms Teresa Ribera Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition and for Competition.

Brussels, 9 January 2025 ecta’s Board of Directors elected Valentin Popoviciu, Chief Strategy & Operating Officer and Executive Director of DIGI Communications N.V. (DIGI Group) as new Chairman of the Board.

Brussels, 6 December 2024. Following the meeting of EU telecom ministers today, ecta, the european competitive telecommunications association welcomes the Council Conclusions on the Commission’s White Paper entitled "How to master EU's digital infrastructure needs?” The Council Conclusions unequivocally reaffirm that fostering effective competition in European telecommunications markets is the key to boosting Europe’s competitiveness.