Better World Summit

Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery

LUC HINDRYCKX
DIRECTOR GENERAL
29 July 2020
Together We Fight the Pandemic

People Family Enterprise

Network Network Service

resilience redundancy continuity

Telecom Infrastructure

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Mission letters
Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice-President-designate for a Europe fit for the Digital Age

In striving for digital leadership, we must focus on making markets work better for consumers, business and society, and must
support industry to adapt to globalisation and the to win climate and digital transitions. We need companies that compete on
equal terms and consumers that can benefit from lower prices, greater choice and better quality.

A Europe fit for the digital age

Industry Innovation SME

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

 Digital trends

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES VERY HIGH CAPACITY CONNECTIVITY

Credit: European Internet Forum

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

French Investments in Telecom Networks

Source: ARCEP

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

The race for 4G deployment
800MHz, 1800MHz, 2,6GHZ 1800MHz

Total

Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom

Source: ANFR
4 April 2013, ARCEP, the French NRA authorises Bouygues Telecom to
deploy 4G in 900 and 1800 MHz Bands

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Competition drives customer experience

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Business to Business focus

The focus for the next decade will be B to B or

will not be!

Change in business approach from a focus on the consumer mass market to

enabling business users across all industries and sectors, from start-ups to
established conglomerates.

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Refocus Strategic alignment
Product
Leadership
Emergence of New
Business Models

Customer Intimacy Strategic

• Transport alignment
• Telecom
• Healthcare
• Energy
• Utilities Customer Operational
• Government intimacy excellence
• Education
•…

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Unleash the innovation potential

All sectors of +++ Innovation

Diversified Digital
the EU economy: +++ Competitiveness
resources:
+++ Jobs
+++ Products and unleash the +++ Welfare
Services
innovation +++ Security
+++ Providers
potential +++ Inclusiveness

29 July 2020 Competitive digital markets as a driving force of EU recovery.

Thank You