In our previous article , we identified 2026 as a year of "regulatory limbo." For the telecommunications industry, however, legal uncertainty has been the status quo for over a decade. For a CISO or Head of Lawful Requests, the challenge has shifted from simple telecom data retention to managing the friction between shifting legal mandates and the technical complexity of modern networks. The IP anchor in an encrypted world A common misconception in the current debate is that

The regulatory ground for European communications service providers is undergoing a fundamental shift. For years, the industry operated under a relatively straightforward model, storing traffic and location metadata for all subscribers for a fixed period (typically 6-12 months, depending on data type). Today, that model is being dismantled by a series of landmark rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), replaced by a complex "hybrid market" of targeted

In Part 2 , we looked at the operational flows and volumes. In this third part of our series, we tackle the realities of IT within the e-Evidence framework. How do you handle the massive data volumes associated with IP address tracing, and how do you physically connect your network to the e-CODEX grid? The hidden e-evidence request volume challenge: IP address tracing Don't overlook IP address tracing . For many telecom and internet service providers, requests to identify the

Shortcuts The Compliance challenges for Leaders What's changing with e-evidence? How Subtonomy REX helps you Download e-evidence WhitePaper and Compliance checklist The Countdown to 2026 On 18 August 2026 , the EU’s new e-Evidence Regulation (EU 2023/1543)  and Directive (EU 2023/1544)  will be fully enforceable – and now that deadline is less than a year away. From that date, telecom operators must deliver lawful requests within just 8 hours in emergencies – or face penalti