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Orange Wholesale chief Trabbia says sovereignty means owning physical infrastructure

Orange Wholesale CEO Michael Trabbia told Capacity Europe that sovereignty cannot be separated from physical infrastructure, saying control of networks and data centres, not AI models alone, decides who controls technology.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted Capacity Media, 14 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not commit Orange to any new project beyond its existing cable and data centre plans.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Position: Orange chief argues infrastructure control underlies sovereignty, no formal action. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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