Eurobites: Iliad gets on board with FiberCop in Italy
Also in today’s EMEA regional roundup: former Royal Mail boss in line for BT chairman role; Nokia wins at Delta Fiber; Brexit’s roaming ramifications.
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EE reignites Brexit debate by charging for data roaming in Europe
UK mobile operator EE has announced it will start charging £2 per day for new and upgrading customers to use their data in Europe.
Ericsson to boost post-Brexit job market by 800
The Swedish telecom kit maker announced it will create up to 800 new jobs in the UK within the next two years driven by the accelerated 5G rollout.
UK telcos are potentially helpless in the European roaming debate
Brexit is now a reality for the UK, and despite the telcos asserting their commitments to the roaming status quo, the financial burdens could become too great to swallow.
A post-Brexit Ofcom worries us – Vodafone
With the anti-China rhetoric dominating the headlines in recent months, Brexit chatter has become unfashionable. But with the deadline fast approaching, what will Ofcom look like in the future?
UK growth is slowing, but so is Europe’s
The numbers for 2018 GDP growth are in and, while they’re not great, they’re a lot better than some doom-mongers have expected.
Potential return of roaming premiums causes latest Brexit flap
UK parliament has drafted new legislation that would release UK operators from their commitments not to charge extra for roaming in Europe.
25% of Brits would ditch ISP if porn is blocked – MoneySupermarket
The net neutrality debate could be emerging on the UK horizon but the message here is don’t mess around too much; it wouldn’t take much for consumers to switch ISPs.
Brexit doesn’t matter to us, as long as it doesn’t kill the economy – Vodafone UK CEO
Brexit has been an incredibly divisive topic of conversation for many, but Vodafone hasn’t concerned itself with lobbying at all. Brexit doesn’t actually matter, the success of the UK economy is the primary concern.
Brexit data contravention lands Facebook a £500,000 fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), UK’s data protection regulator, intends to fine Facebook half a million pounds for its failure to safeguard user data in the run-up to the country’s referendum to leave the EU in 2016.
Italy, Ofcom and Brexit weigh heavily on BT quarterlies
The dominant UK operator faces significant challenges on many fronts, not helped by dodgy accounting, aggressive regulation and European uncertainty.
Snapchat shrugs off Brexit to open international HQ in UK
Snapchat has announced it office in the UK will act as the international headquarters for all sales operations outside of the US.
Brexit gets real with 22% Azure price hike in UK
While most international vendors were keen to state Brexit would not impact the UK negatively in the aftermath of the referendum, it would appear Microsoft has given up treading lightly around the situation.
Brexit impact on public sector technology spend
While businesses have been resilient in the face of the Brexit adversity, it would appear the public sector is closing up for business early this Christmas.
IBM triples data centre capacity in UK
IBM has announced it will triple its cloud footprint in the UK opening four new data centres across the course of 2017.
Predicting the polls – did Google know Trump and Brexit would happen?
In the aftermath of 2016’s second historical political event, we ask whether Google search data predicted both Brexit and Donald Trump’s win.
Industry responds to Brexit vote
The UK voted to leave the European Union yesterday and the rush is now on to anticipate the business implications of this momentous event.
Opinion divided on the effect of Brexit on telecoms
A couple of new reports take a look at what effect Britain voting to leave the European Union would have on the telecoms industry.
Events
Bringing value to private networks – Digital Symposium
- 30-30 March 2023
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5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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