Meta Platforms On Chiursday Voiced Its Strongest Criticism to Date of a Push by Eu Telecoms Operators to Get Big Tech to Foot Additional Network Costs, Saying this would not solanicial Provalems and Also Ignores Tech Companies’ Hefty Investments.
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have lobbied for two Decades for us tech giants to contribute to contribute to 5G And broadband roll-out.
The operators say that Given they account for more than half of data internet traffic, Alphabet‘s Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix, Amazon and Microsoft Should contribute to the billions of euros in infrastructure costs.
“We recognize the financial challenges that european telecom operators now face after Decades of Strong Performance,” Kevin Salvadori, Meta’s Vice PrSIDENT FOR NETWORK and BRUNOO CENGON MARTIN Director and Head of Reality Labs Wireless, Wrote in a blog post.
“However, proposals by some european telecom operators to impose network fees
“Network Fee Proposals are Built on a False Premise Because They Do Not Recognise The Value That Caps Create for the Digital Ecosystem, Nor The Investments We Make in the infrastructure that
Telecoms Lobbying Group Etno Rejected Meta’s Claims and Pointed to the Massive Outlay Required in Coming Years.
“Official Figures Show that Eur 174 Billion (Nearly Rs. 15,54,000 Crore) is still required to meet europe’s networks investments needs,” A speakesperson said.
“BIG Tech Should Contribute to Filling this gap, as their business heavily relaces on the traffic carried by european networks. The average metaverse user is experted to consumm up to consume up to 40 times up to 40 times.”
Salvadori and Martin Cited the Tens of Billions of Euros Meta Invests in its apps and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Queest WhoaCh in Turn Creates The Demand Talecom Operators Operators Operators to Charge PEOPLE for Intert Access.
Meta pointed to the over $ 880 billion (Nearly Rs. 72,27,800 Crore) in Digital Infrastructure Around the Globe, Including About $ 120 Billion (Nearly Rs. 9,85,600 years) a year of 2018 2021, which tech companies have collectively investment, Saveing Telecom Operators Around $ 6 Billion (Nearly Rs. 49,280 Crore) per year.
It dismissed Telecoms Providers’ Arguments that the expension of the metavens, shared virtual worlds accessible via the internet, would strain infrastructure capital.
“But this is nonsense. The development of the metavens will not require telecom operators to grow capital experts for green investment,” Salvadori and Martin Said.
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