M&A, IP, Patents A cohort of business bigwigs made a joint statement calling European politicians to strip back “unnecessary regulatory burdens on businesses.” Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia, and Vodafone published their statement ahead of a meeting of European digitalization ministers in Dublin on April 19. The message called for a “true Digital Single Market, address the digital connectivity investment gap, and avoid introducing unnecessary regulatory burdens for companies operating in the digital ecosystem.” ETSI has elected former Ericsson and Huawei executive Jan Ellsberger as its new director general. STC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (PIF) will be joint owners in the largest tower company in the Middle East. PIF has agreed to buy a 51% stake in STC’s tower…