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Germany prolongs banning Chinese 5G equipment

Ryan Daws — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:56:29 +0000

Germany has announced plans to ban critical components made by Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks, citing security concerns. The decision – revealed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Thursday – will be implemented in two phases starting in 2026, with a longer timeline than initially expected. Under the new agreement,... Read more »

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Dutch 5G auction: KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo secure crucial spectrum

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:31:40 +0000

Netherlands’ telecoms regulator announced this week that KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo have each successfully acquired 100 MHz of spectrum in the coveted 3.5GHz band. The long-awaited auction, which raised a total of €174.4 million, saw each operator secure their spectrum allocation for just over the reserve price. KPN invested €58.4 million, VodafoneZiggo paid €57.5 million,... Read more »

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Nordic satellites targeted by Russia after Sweden’s NATO accession

Ryan Daws — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:46:47 +0000

Swedish authorities have accused Russia of deliberately targeting the country’s satellite networks with “harmful interference” shortly after Sweden’s accession to NATO earlier this year. This information comes from a previously unreported letter dated June 4, sent by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a United Nations agency based... Read more »

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EU antitrust chief warns against telecoms mergers

Ryan Daws — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:24:05 +0000

EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager has issued a stern warning against further consolidation in the bloc’s telecommunications industry, countering a recent EU report that advocated for mergers among operators to bolster networks. Speaking at a conference in Brussels, Vestager forcefully rejected the notion that more concentrated national telecoms markets would lead to better outcomes. “No... Read more »

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UK led European full fibre rollout in 2023 but lags in uptake

Ryan Daws — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:51:59 +0000

The UK added 4.7 million homes to its full fibre broadband footprint in the year leading up to September 2023, outpacing every other European country. According to the latest market report from the FTTH Council Europe, this rapid expansion brought the UK’s total fibre homes passed to 17.1 million—ranking it third in Europe behind France... Read more »

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UK to rejoin EU’s Copernicus and Horizon schemes

Ryan Daws — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:51:58 +0000

In a step forward for European space and scientific collaboration, the UK is set to rejoin the Copernicus and Horizon Europe programs. The UK was a major expertise and financial contributor to both programs prior to its decision to leave the EU. The EU blocked an agreement in the Brexit deal for the UK to... Read more »

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EU greenlights Vodafone-Altice FTTH plans

Ryan Daws — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:15:23 +0000

The EU Commission has given the green light to a joint venture between Vodafone and Altice to deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) across Germany. The joint venture is called FibreCo and will see the partners deploy FTTH to up to seven million homes over a six-year period. Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Group, commented: “This partnership builds... Read more »

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Half of Brits think European roaming fees are ‘unfair’

Ryan Daws — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:18:07 +0000

Half of Brits think it’s unfair they have to pay additional charges for using their mobile devices while travelling elsewhere in Europe. That was the key finding from a survey conducted by Virgin Media O2. As it’s keen to point out, it was the only UK operator not to reintroduce EU roaming fees post-Brexit. Gareth... Read more »

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Pro-Kremlin hackers attack EU Parliament website

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:36:42 +0000

Pro-Kremlin hacking group KILLNET has launched a “sophisticated” cyberattack on the EU Parliament website. The attack was launched after the Parliament designated Russia a state sponsor of terrorism: Users were unable to access the Parliament’s website for a few hours and some parts were rendered inoperable. As of writing, access has been restored. In a... Read more »

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GSMA: EU’s slow 5G rollout threatens ‘Digital Decade’ goals

Ryan Daws — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:14:21 +0000

The GSMA warns that a slow 5G rollout in the EU compared to rival markets threatens the bloc’s “Digital Decade” goals. In the 2022 Mobile Economy Europe report, the GSMA notes that 108 operators in 34 markets had launched commercial 5G services at the end of June. Six percent of Europeans are now enjoying 5G.... Read more »

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