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Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as weightless software, yet every digital interaction depends on physical networks powered by electricity. As AI scales, telecom operators face a fundamental question of economics and governance: who ultimately bears the cost of powering intelligence at scale?
Europe’s telecom giants are discovering that the true constraint on digital growth is no longer spectrum or software, but electricity. As AI spreads across networks, connectivity itself is becoming energy-intensive infrastructure — forcing operators to rethink costs, strategy and their role in the physical economy.
China rarely dominates Western headlines in the same way as Silicon Valley or Brussels, yet few countries shape the global future of artificial intelligence as quietly and consistently. While public debate in Europe and the United States often focuses on regulation, ethics and market competition, China has taken a different path. It treats AI not as a standalone sector, but as a strategic foundation for national power.
