Apple was ordered by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals, with the latter spelling out details on how to go about it in line with the bloc's landmark rules and where non-compliance could lead to an investigation and fines.

The European Union (EU) ordered Apple on Wednesday to take steps to open up its operating systems to competitors in order to comply with the bloc’s digital market regulations. The European

Apple must open its closed ecosystem to others, including competitors, in the European Union. Reuters reports that the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered the company to allow third parties to interoperate with iPhones and iPads seamlessly.