The Digital Sovereignty Forum Report 2025


Published December 2025

Digital sovereignty is no longer just a policy debate – it’s an engineering and operational challenge for the telecom industry.

This free report captures the most important insights from TelecomTV’s inaugural Digital Sovereignty Forum, when senior telecom and technology executives examined how sovereignty is being translated from high-level principles into real-world network, cloud and platform decisions.

What’s inside the report:

  • Perspectives from leading operators and industry bodies, including Colt, Telefónica, ETSI, the GSMA, TIP and TM Forum
  • How controllable data, resilient networks, open ecosystems and credible governance are shaping telco strategies
  • Practical approaches to balancing resilience, domestic capability and global openness
  • The role of shared standards, diversified vendors, proportionate regulation and open-source adoption
  • Key risks to avoid, including fragmentation and operational complexity.

Whether you’re shaping strategy, engineering networks or navigating regulation, this report provides clear, practical insight into how the industry is approaching the next phase of digital sovereignty.