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Power in the 21st century no longer rests primarily with governments or corporations, but with the infrastructures that coordinate modern life. As control shifts from visible institutions to invisible systems, a fundamental question emerges: who governs when authority dissolves into networks, platforms and code?
This article is prompted by a concrete intervention. In early 2026, Orange EU Policy submitted a formal contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on Open Digital Ecosystems. On the surface, it reads like a policy position on open-source software. Read more carefully and it reveals something else: a large European telecom incumbent signalling that the old proprietary model no longer offers strategic shelter.
When networks become intelligent, they stop being neutral. Decisions once made by institutions move quietly into protocols, standards and optimisation logic. In the era of 6G, the design of infrastructure becomes the invisible constitution of digital society.
