“EURO-3C: Building Europe’s first Federated Telco-Edge-Cloud Infrastructure”
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session Chair:
- Antonio Guzmán (Telefónica Innovación Digital, ES)
- Arturo Torrealba (Telefónica Innovación Digital, ES)
- Javier Garcia Rodrigo (Telefónica Innovación Digital, ES)
Europe faces an unprecedented strategic inflection point in the global race for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud computing and next-generation connectivity. The scale of investment required to remain competitive in AI-native infrastructures, distributed computing and advanced connectivity exceeds the capacity of any single European Telco operator, Cloud provider or vendor.
At the same time, Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape remains fragmented – technically, commercially and regulatorily – limiting its ability to compete with vertically integrated global players.
The European policy landscape – including the Draghi Report and the European Commission White Paper “How to Master Europe’s Digital Infrastructure Needs” – calls for a Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3CN) vision: a secure, federated, multi-provider infrastructure integrating Telco, Cloud, Edge, AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) capabilities. This vision aims to strengthen European digital sovereignty, reduce dependency on non-EU suppliers, and reinforce Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
The EURO-3C project realises the 3CN vision by developing and demonstrating the first large-scale federated, open, and sovereign European infrastructure pilot for supplying market-ready, interoperable and converged Telco-Edge-Cloud services, towards strengthening the European digital market, and addressing societal, techno-economic and vertical-specific demands.
Programme
- Introduction and Strategic Context
Overview of the EURO-3C project and its relevance to Europe’s digital sovereignty, industrial competitiveness and AI leadership. Positioning of EURO-3C within the broader EU policy and research framework. - The EURO-3C Pilot: Federating Telco-Edge-Cloud Infrastructures
Presentation of the technical architecture and governance model of the EURO-3C Pilot, addressing:
• Federation of heterogeneous Telco, Edge, Cloud and AI infrastructures
• Multi-vendor interoperability and open interfaces
• Unified sovereign service catalogue.
• Orchestration across distributed domains - Addressing Next-Generation Vertical Demands
Demonstration of how EURO-3C supports demanding AI and industry workloads requiring:
• Ultra-low latency and high throughput connectivity
• Distributed computing.
• Scalable storage and processing
• Co-design with Automotive, Transport, Energy and PPDR stakeholders - Discussion on Implications for Research and Innovation
Discussion of:
• Zero-Trust architecture principles
• Cross-domain security and data governance
• Resilience in federated environments
• Compliance with EU sovereignty and cybersecurity requirements
Exploration of:
• Federated business models and layered services
• Interoperability across fragmented markets
• Compliance with EU and national legislation
• Long-term ecosystem sustainability.
• SNS collaboration: Synergies, research approaches and ways of working. - Interactive Discussion & Q&A
Exchange with participants on scaling federated infrastructures across Europe and aligning technical, regulatory and industrial strategies.
Relevance and Timeliness
Europe stands at a decisive moment in redefining its digital infrastructure strategy. The convergence of AI, Cloud-Edge continuum, and next-generation connectivity (including 6G evolution) requires systemic transformation rather than incremental upgrades.
EURO-3C represents the first coordinated large-scale pilot implementing the 3CN vision in practice. Its federated approach directly addresses critical European priorities:
• Strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty
• Industrial competitiveness in AI and Cloud
• Secure and resilient cross-border infrastructures
• Scalable support for vertical digital transformation.
• Integration and collaboration with SNS to reinforce Europe’s strategic infrastructure
The session provides a concrete blueprint for translating policy ambition into operational infrastructure.
Expected Participants and Chairs
• Chair(s): European Commission (EC)
• Presenters:
EURO-3C Project Coordinator (Telefónica)
EURO-3C Technical Manager (Ericsson)
EURO-3C Sovereign Lead (Operator/Cloud Provider TBC)
EURO-3C Standardization Lead (ETSI)
Representative from a vertical industry partner (TBC)
Representative from SNS winning project on telco-cloud: SOVEREIGN-6G
