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Europe’s AI Gigafactories will be shaped by electricity, cooling, connectivity and industrial demand. Finland, Spain, Germany and Brainport illustrate competing priorities — and a deeper question: who will control the infrastructure and secure lasting access for European users?
Margherita Della Valle has taken full control of VodafoneThree while Germany remains a difficult market. Africa’s financial services and Vodafone Business offer routes beyond connectivity. Can Vodafone turn those businesses into lasting returns for the group?
Europe is scaling photonic-chip production, while Ericsson, Thales and others develop applications. The missing step is a European customer willing to commit to volume. Can system design become the long-term demand that sustains an industry?
TU/e and Motion Imager are researching a memory that could be accessed through both light and electricity. It may help photonic computing move beyond data transmission, but its performance, manufacturing route and first practical use remain to be demonstrated.
Allison Kirkby is narrowing BT’s focus to Britain while sharing its international business with Verizon. Openreach’s fibre network offers scale, but competition, regulation and debt raise the stakes. Can BT capture more value from services built above it?
Grenoble already has silicon photonics in volume production, while CEA-Leti works to bring the next generation closer to industry. The strategic question is whether Europe can shape the AI systems that rely on its chips.
Deutsche Telekom’s American business gives Tim Höttges unusual financial room. As the group invests in European cloud and industrial AI while returning cash to shareholders, the central question is whether telecom can capture lasting value above its networks.
Europe’s photonics sector is approaching its industrial test. As Eindhoven expands wafer capacity and SMART Photonics partners with GlobalFoundries, the challenge shifts from proving chips can work to deciding who controls production, integration and value at scale.
EU funding does more than return money to member states. A study of Dutch provinces shows how research, cohesion and agricultural funds shape different regional economies—and why Europe’s next budget must consider where growth takes place.
ABP’s €250 million commitment adds Dutch pension capital to the Scaleup Europe Fund. As EQT raises money and invests alongside companies such as Samsung, the distinction between financing the fund and joining individual rounds becomes strategically important.
