Italy dangles €3.7 billion in broadband funding
Italy has launched a major ultra-broadband tender worth €3.7 billion just days after it failed to attract interest in its first attempt to allocate EU funding.
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O2 exploits opportunity created by competitors’ new roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 has confirmed it won’t be in introducing EU roaming charges, making it the only one of the four UK MNOs to do so.
EU inches forward with quantum network security
An EU-backed consortium this week said it now has a blueprint for quantum network architecture that will secure the bloc’s critical comms infrastructure.
European operators have yet another collective moan
The CEOs of every major Europe-based operator have written to EU policy makers to urge them to provide more help.
Chinese optical-fibre cables face punitive EU tariff
Optical-fibre imported from China could face up to a 44% tariff after an EU investigation has supported allegations of state-backed distortion and dumping behaviours, and Deutsche Telekom isn’t happy.
Europe’s big shots launch Open RAN manifesto
Five of Europe’s biggest operators sent out a rallying cry for the continent to win leadership in Open RAN, with plenty of hyperbole and some fundamental flaws.
Google has a mixed day in European courts
US internet giant Google has defended a class action suit in the UK but still has to hand over billions to the EU.
The EU wants all phone chargers to be USB-C, Apple not happy
The European Commission wants the whole bloc to harmonise around a single device interface and has decided it should be USB-C.
Extent of EU corruption by big tech lobbying revealed
According to a new study technology is the biggest lobby sector to the European Union and that spend is dominated by US tech giants.
Eurobites: Ethiopia to re-open bidding on second operator licence
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: MTN warns of H1 earnings fall; Orange combines with SSE Networks for improved maritime connectivity; Brussels looks into latest Facebook acquisition.
US and allies accuse China of ‘malicious cyber activity’
America and its mates, including the UK, have got together to denounce China’s apparent habit of indulging in state-sponsored cyber mischief.
US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
Following on from the G7 Summit the US has recruited the EU into its anti-China campaign by establishing a new tech trade council that will further isolate Beijing.
Brussels inches towards easing 5G radiation rules
The regional parliament in Brussels has taken a small step towards easing rules on radiation that could pave the way for the introduction of 5G services.
Romania goes ahead with Huawei 5G ban
Despite the best efforts of Huawei’s lawyers, Romania is the latest country to bar Chinese vendors from its 5G networks.
Europe needs to spend €300 billion more on 5G and fibre – ETNO
Europe needs an additional investment of €300 billion to complete the rollout of 5G networks and Gigabit-capable fixed infrastructure, according to new data.
UK government forced to jump through EU hoops over notspot initiative
A year after it was announced, the Shared Rural Network programme took one step closer to actually happening with the publication of a transparency notice.
Apple to invest $1 billion in German chip design centre
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s semiconductor pledge, Apple has announced it will make Munich its European silicon design hub.
EU aims to produce 20% of world’s semiconductors by 2030
Europe is aiming to capture a fifth of the global market for the production of semiconductors by the end of the decade, according to the European Commission.
EU reportedly finally gets around to investigating Apple
A brisk two years after Swedish music streaming giant Spotify filed a complaint, the European Commission seems to have sprung into action.
The pressure mounts on Apple over its app store policies
Fortnite developer Epic is not letting up in its crusade against the ‘Apple tax’, opening a new front in Europe with a European Commission antitrust complaint.
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