Netherlands named as Europe’s meanest GDPR henchman
The Netherlands has seen the most GDPR breach notifications reported to the regulator, but the spread of activity, or inactivity in some nations, is quite remarkable.
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Trump’s tariff belligerence pays off once more as France capitulates over tech tax
After France unveiled plans to raise taxes on internet companies the US threatened to slap tariffs on French food. Now France is putting the new tax on hold.
Disney+ to launch March 24 in Europe
Disney will be entering the European streaming wars on March 24 will an offer which undercuts industry leader Netflix.
4G roaming traffic doubles once more – BICS
Roaming platform provider BICS has revealed that 4G roaming traffic around the world doubled for the third year running in 2019.
CityFibre buys FibreNation from debt-laden TalkTalk for £200 million
CityFibre has announced it will acquire FibreNation from TalkTalk for £200 million, as the latter has struggled to source funds to help it meet the three million FTTH connections it targeted.
Huawei boss plays Pollyanna in Davos
In a live discussion at the World Economic Forum, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei insisted that his company is barely affected by US sanctions.
Deep dive: what’s the deal with network sharing?
Telcos are scrapping and scraping around to fuel the 5G euphoria which has gripped the industry, and any option to do it more cost effectively would be lovingly embraced.
Germany to wait until March for Huawei decision – report
German Chancellor Angela Merkel might ask German lawmakers to wait until the conclusion of the March EU Summit before making a Huawei decision, reports suggest.
UK government resists establishment appointment for Ofcom boss
The newly-elected Tory government is reportedly pushing back on Ofcom’s desire to give its top job to another member of the UK establishment.
Liquid targets early 2020 for South African 5G wholesale launch
Liquid Telecom has said it plans to launch a 5G wholesale network in all major South African cities in early 2020.
SK Telecom claims multi-vendor 5G transmission first with Ericsson and Samsung
Korean operator SK Telecom says it has managed the world’s first standalone 5G data session on a multi-vendor commercial 5G network.
TomTom to fill the Google mapping void for Huawei
Dutch navigation specialist TomTom has been announced as Huawei’s replacement for Google’s mapping expertise, following the firm’s entry on the US Entity List.
Pelosi rips into Facebook for ‘shameful’ behaviour
Democrat Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has sent a tsunami of abuse towards Facebook, suggesting the social media giant has zero interest in serving its users.
BT and Vodafone set to moan to PM about Huawei
The CEOs of BT, Philip Jansen, and Vodafone, Nick Read, are working on a letter they will sent to the UK Prime Minister, begging him not to ban Huawei.
Europe urges UK to call Trump’s bluff on Huawei
EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan doesn’t reckon US President Trump will follow through on threats to suspend intelligence cooperation with the UK.
Will telcos follow Big Tech in pursuit of a greener life?
Microsoft has stated its green ambitions, delivering a plan to be carbon neutral by 2030, halving the carbon emissions of the business.
BT seeks stickiness and diversification through Google Stadia partnership
UK ISP BT says it’s the first European network to partner with Google over its Stadia cloud gaming service, which it will bundle with some broadband offers.
25% of Europeans hold back personal information due to security concerns
For years, the tech industry has under-invested in security and now it might be about to hit executives in the place it hurts; the wallet.
Europe wants to force all mobile phones to use the same charger port
Six years ago the European Union started ‘encouraging’ mobile phone makers to unite around a common charger format, but they didn’t take the hint.
UK stumbles to 13th in Digital Readiness rankings as Singapore leads
Cisco has unveiled its Global Digital Readiness Index to rank the efforts of 141 countries around the world in pursuit of the digital economy.
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