The European Association of Next Generation Telecommunications Innovators (EANGTI), was founded by group of European telecom SME’s to highlight the opportunity in creating a strong eco-system and SME-friendly environment that fosters innovation in Europe. With the ongoing digitalisation, telecom networks and technologies are becoming the backbone of modern societies. It is key that Europe can continue to reap the benefits of innovation and intellectual property developed in Europe. Our mission is to allow Europe to continue to reap the benefits of innovation and intellectual property developed within the continent. EANGTI is dedicated to highlighting the opportunity in creating a strong eco-system and SME-friendly environment that fosters innovation. Our objectives are: - Deepening the understanding of SMEs’ role and importance in Europe in driving R&D and innovation and ensure that European SMEs have a voice. - Encouraging collaboration between industry players, regulators and other relevant actors, in order to secure an independent European technology eco-system. - Promoting the capabilities and opportunities of next generation software-defined networks, and creating dedicated SME-based showcases and deployments of relevant technologies.