For José María Álvarez-Pallete, telecommunications cannot be alien to the geopolitical and economic reconfiguration of the planet. Especially since technological wars can arise from this redesign when it comes to imposing technical standards, or as Ericsson’s first executive defined it: the separation of the world into two digital spheres of influence.

“We are witnessing the birth of a new era,” says Álvarez-Pallete. “Our life has changed and that change is irreversible. For everyone. Brexit and the pandemic already showed the cracks in the most radical model of globalization long ago. Ah