On 10 February 2026 – I will silently yet vibrantly celebrate the 40th anniversary of my taking office at Directorate-General XIII (now DG CONNECT) of the European Commission. Recruited as an expert by Giangaleazzo CAIROLI and Roland HÜBER, I had the opportunity to begin my work in one of the most fantastic teams of DG…

eSIM technology represents a fundamental transformation of mobile connectivity from hardware to software, from static to dynamic, from single to flexible. It replaces physical cards with embedded chips and manual insertion/removal with remote configuration, bringing unprecedented convenience, reliability, and management efficiency to consumer electronics, IoT, and the Industrial Internet. In the industrial application field, eSIM…

By 2030, 6G will be in all our mobile devices. The successor to 5G, embedded in everything. The architecture decisions being made right now will shape how we live, think, and govern ourselves for decades. Almost nobody outside the telecom industry is paying attention. BXL, January 30 in the morning. ​Project Kenner is an initiative…

Moderated by Elena Japundžić and Rob van Kranenburg ​The fee pays for the nice room. January 30 BXL afternoon. ​Speakers ​Denis ‘Jaromil’ Roio https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaromil/ ​Elena Japundžić https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-japundžić-91182295/ ​M. Onur Cevik https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-onur-cevik-366a6358/ ​Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-stalla-bourdillon-305851147/ ​Iskander Smit https://www.linkedin.com/in/iskandersmit/ ​Rob van Kranenburg https://www.linkedin.com/in/robvankranenburg/ ​Mathias Jud  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathias-jud-715aa527/ ​Privacy. ​A term that we heard so many times that you wonder if it does not need a…

How to Choose the Right Solution for Your Project Industrial Router Scenario: Dual Module vs Single Module Dual SIM In critical application scenarios such as Industrial IoT, intelligent transportationsystems, and remote monitoring, network connection reliability directly affectssystem operational stability. Consider these scenarios:  Smart Grid Monitoring Station suddenly loses control of distribution equipment due to…

Mr. Rob van Kranenburg is a speaker at the “2025 Shanghai Competitive Intelligence Forum”. With his authorization, this article is written based on his speech and the content of his new book Statecraft and Policymaking in the Age of Digital Twins: Digital Democracy and the Internet of Things. Against the backdrop of the convergence of…

Bharat Agarwal; Ralf Irmer; David Lister; Gabriel-Miro Muntean Enhancing the radio access network (RAN) architecture has been the focus of some of the latest global operators’ concentrated effort, building on principles of intelligence and openness. The goal is to develop an operator-defined RAN architecture (as well as related interfaces) on an open hardware that will enable intelligent radio…

Quantix Edges is a dynamic partnership between SEALSQ, WISEKEY, ODINS, TPROTEGE and the Spanish Government (SETT), dedicated to redefining Europe’s role in the global semiconductor landscape. From our European base, we’re establishing a cutting-edge Design, Test, and Personalization Center to deliver high-performance chips for industries like automotive, IoT, utilities, and beyond. With expertise in security…

In Brussels during FOSDEM, location to be determined. Follow on Linkedin or X @robvank A workshop on Disposable Identities Moderated by Elena Japundžić and Rob van Kranenburg The situation today is that all outer ends of the web and all the circles can look at the ‘I’’, the spider. If the spider is us, it…

Intercentrality The concept I’d like to introduce is intercentrality. It describes a situation in which extreme centralisation and extreme decentralisation can work together in an organisational structure that can be alternated within the system as a whole and within specific components: infrastructure and applications. The concept extrapolates traditional governance, open source, privacy and literacy activists, and the…