EU confirms USB-C charging ports will be mandatory from 2024
The EU Council, Commission and Parliament have all agreed that from April 2024 when it comes to charging ports for mobile devices and laptops, there can be only one.
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EU and US step up collaboration on tech and supply chain issues
The second EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting in Paris fleshed out various areas of transatlantic cooperation, including semiconductor supplies and AI policy.
The second phase of Europe’s tech crackdown is finalised
It looks like the EU has agreed on the final text for the Digital Markets Act, which is designed as an exercise in regulatory catch-up with US big tech firms.
EU suggests big tech may have to start paying for telco infrastructure
“They have not been contributing to enabling the investments in the rollout of connectivity,” Europe’s digital chief Margrethe Vestager said of tech giants such as Amazon, Netflix and Google.
Apple abused its dominant position in mobile payments, says EU
The European Commission has informed consumer tech giant Apple that it has formed a ‘preliminary view’ that it abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices.
Europe increases state censorship powers with the Digital Services Act
The European Union’s Digital Services Act claims to ensure ‘a safe and accountable online environment’.
EU inches forward on plans for ‘common charger’
MEPs are solidifying their pitch to make USB-C the default, and indeed the mandatory, charging interface for all consumer electronics.
EU messaging interoperability demands raise concerns
The part of the EU’s Digital Marketing Act concerning messaging interoperability is getting some heat from the tech world – but the bigger question is how would such a thing curb big tech dominance?
Europe moves to clamp down on internet gatekeepers
The EU bureaucracy has unveiled its latest initiative designed to curb the power of US internet giants, called the Digital Markets Act.
ETNO welcomes the EU Data Act
The European Commission has announced new laws to improve data privacy and protection, and trade body ETNO approves.
EU unveils €43 billion microchip manufacturing splurge
The European Union has announced a huge investment strategy to scale up its semiconductor sector, in a belated bid to achieve chip autonomy.
EU gets tougher on big tech
The EU parliament late last week agreed a set of draft measures that push back on big tech’s data gathering, targeted advertising, and look to insert more transparency on how content is removed.
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.
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.
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