afina featured in Conectronica: reclaiming telecom’s role in the digital economy

A recent article published by the Spanish magazine Conectronica, dedicated to the telecommunications industry, examines one of the most serious problems facing the global telecom sector today: why operators, despite owning some of the most valuable primary data in the digital economy, continue to lose economic ground to large technology companies.

Conectronica highlights several systemic issues that define the market:

• The global ARPU deflation trap

As connectivity becomes a commodity, traditional revenue models are reaching their limits.

• Privacy regulation as a competitive advantage

Strict frameworks such as GDPR are often seen as constraints, but with the right approach, they can become the basis for trust-based monetisation.

• The Data Union concept

A cooperative model that allows telecom operators to scale collectively and compete with closed digital ecosystems dominated by global platforms.

Read the full article to learn how telecom operators can regain their strategic relevance and unlock new revenue opportunities.