Italy storage levy faces protest from cloud providers and ISPs

Cloud providers and internet service providers protested Italy's proposed storage levy, according to a Light Reading EMEA roundup published on September 13, 2024. The roundup also reported that Sparkle signed a deal with EdgeNext and noted separate developments involving social media usage and Bouygues.

Light Reading's summary did not provide detailed levy terms, pricing, or implementation dates in the excerpt provided. The article identified Italy as the country involved, and named Sparkle, EdgeNext, and Bouygues as other companies covered in the same regional roundup.

This item sits outside core eSIM product launches, but it relates to the wider digital infrastructure market that supports connectivity, cloud services, and telecom operations in Europe. Regulatory and cost measures in countries such as Italy can affect operators, internet service providers, and adjacent suppliers even when the issue is not specific to eSIM, eUICC (embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card), or RSP (remote SIM provisioning).