Verified Deutsche Telekom press release, 23 February 2026
What it does not test. Does not establish commercial rollout; the operators call this a step towards, not the start of, commercial service.
How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. 5 EU telcos federate edge cloud on EU-funded IPCEI platform; lab/pre-production, not commercial. European Sovereignty Index