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Published: 11 June 2026
Connecting Europe’s Futures with Liberty Global (PDF)
PDF report: Completing Europe’s gigabit-capable connectivity is now critical to competitiveness and AI-driven growth.
In brief:
- Europe is leaving ~€320 billion of output each year due to incomplete gigabit connectivity.
- High headline coverage masks costly “last mile” gaps in critical locations like schools, hospitals and supply chains.
- AI productivity gains are network-dependent – where connectivity isn’t reliable, the AI dividend remains stranded.
- Broad sectors and public services carry most of the impact, not just high-tech industries, because of their scale.
- The hardest gaps are now the most expensive but also the most valuable to close, with economy-wide benefits.
- Connectivity is no longer a “nice to have”: it is a foundational input to competitiveness and Europe’s AI future.