From the Baltic to Fiumicino: why the Internet is increasingly tied to the sea

The topic of submarine cables has been recurring in newspapers and TV for several months: from the damages recorded in the Baltic Sea (where possible sabotage is suspected) to continuous references to hybrid warfare or “suspicious” ships that might be deliberately cutting cables. In reality, attention to the “Internet sea” isn’t new at all: underwater […]

ANIX: how Namex brought a Neutral IXP to Albania

Bologna, Emilia Romagna Regional Auditorium, November 3, 2016. Lunch break at ITNOG 2. It had been several months since I last saw Maurizio Goretti, CEO of Namex. Maurizio and I had an on-and-off professional relationship, so to speak. Colleagues at CASPUR in different groups in 98-99, we reunited for two startup stories: Namex itself in […]

Reflections on the European Commission’s regulatory agenda

— By Innocenzo Genna, Legal specialist in EU digital policy, competition and liberalization regulations For European digital regulation, we’re at the beginning not only of a new year but of a new five-year mandate of the European Commission, which began operating at the end of 2024 with significant changes, starting with the replacement of Commissioners Vestager […]