European customers risk renewed lock-in and price rises as Broadcom moves to capture private AI clouds
Brussels, 3rd September 2026. Announcements at this week’s VMware event in Las Vegas confirm that...
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Four European operators put digital sovereignty to the test: ETIX, PHOCEA DC, Thésée Datacenter and Gigas adopt the CISPE certification framework
Brussels, 30 June 2026 — Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions and a fundamental...
CISPE welcomes Provisional Findings – but Omission of Google Risks Accentuating Market Distortion DMA Was Meant to Fix
CISPE has argued since the earliest discussions on the Digital Markets Act that cloud computing...
Broadcom Is Not Sovereign
Brussels, 24th June 2026. Broadcom claims it is building Europe’s sovereign cloud, supporting...
ECCO should scrutinise SAP
SAP’s recent announcement on restrictions to AI agents using APIs to access data has raised...
CISPE joins wider industry in raising concerns over Italian cloud levy
CISPE, together with industry associations EuroISPA and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance,...
Surely Not Again!
Monday 12th January 2026. CISPE is concerned that the European Commission may repeat the mistakes...
Justice Denied!?
As reported in yesterday’s Financial Times, CISPE has lodged a complaint with the European...
The success of the ApplyAI strategy depends on Europe’s Cloud
Artificial Intelligence may prove to be the most important technology of our generation, making it...
Principles, not Shopping Lists, Needed for DMA to be Effective
Since the conception of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), CISPE has argued for the inclusion of cloud...
Don’t Stall the Data Act – Stop the Cloud Cowboys from Breaking the Rules
Over the past weeks there have been calls from across the Atlantic to unwind, water-down or simply...
CISPE Statement on CMA Cloud Market Inquiry Report
Brussels, 31 July 2025 – CISPE has actively contributed information and insights to the UK...
CISPE comment regarding the recent consumer complaint against Deutsche Telekom in Germany
CISPE, the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe, highlights the...
CISPE Digital Sovereignty Principles for Cloud Infrastructure Services
Choice is at the heart of European sovereignty and strategic autonomy Many cloud customers -...
CISPE Applauds Council’s Warning that Extending Telcoms Regulation to Cloud Providers could Harm Europe’s Digital Transformation
Last Friday, EU Member States unanimously approved a strong response to the Commission’s White...
Don’t Allow the Fair Share Zombie to Revive in Italy!
(This post is also available in Italian) In recent weeks, certain market players have sought to...
Non permetta che la Fair Share Zombie riviva in Italia!
Nelle ultime settimane, alcuni operatori del mercato hanno cercato di sfruttare gli emendamenti...
Little Support for Commission’s Connectivity Vision
The European Commission's White Paper on Connectivity is not representative of the market reality...
Extending telco regulation to the cloud risks harming European consumers, businesses and the Digital Agenda
This week, Analysys Mason, a respected telecoms consulting firm, presented a study that highlights...
CISPE response to Draghi Report
The Draghi Report presents a comprehensive and incisive examination of European competitiveness at...