France creates new 3 percent tax for internet giants
Unable to convince the EU to impose a special tax on US tech giants, France has decided to go it alone.
Unable to convince the EU to impose a special tax on US tech giants, France has decided to go it alone.
RCS has been touted as a saviour when the SMS value has been destroyed by OTT messaging services, but without much success, but it may finally have find its moment.
The internet giants have started filing their lobbying reports with the Center for Responsive Politics with records being shattered all over the place.
The man who is largely credited with the downfall of Safe Harbour has re-emerged from the shadows to take eight of the internet giants to court over GDPR violations.
A recent Nielsen report on the evolution of US TV viewing habits reveals a 48% increase in the number of households switching entirely to over the air access.
The T-Mobile US TV launch has been anticipated for some time now, but we’ll have to wait until at least mid-2019 for this dream to become a reality.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is shining the light of concern on Google and Facebook, seemingly one of the first steps towards regulatory overhaul.
Europe ambitious plans to hold the internet giants accountable to fair and reasonable taxation have been temporarily scuppered after resistance from several nations, most notably France and Germany.
MTN has announced the acquisition of music streaming platform Simfy at AfricaCom and outlined the future of the telco, which doesn’t look very much like a telco anymore.
Netflix is one of the largest technology companies on the planet, but there is still mountains of room for growth over the next few years.
A coalition of internet giants have decided to have a meeting to discuss cybersecurity and misinformation during November’s US mid-term elections, but the government didn’t make the invite list.
Russian telcos are lobbying the government to grant new powers which would allow them to tax non-domestic internet companies to ease the burden of new data storage laws.
Alibaba comfortably passed analyst estimates for the three months ending June 30, as total revenues soared 61% year-on-year.
It’s been a watershed moment on the horizon for some time, but new figures from Ofcom confirm subscription numbers for streaming services have overtaken the ‘traditional’ pay TV market in the UK.
Research commissioned by BSS vendor Openet found the Facebook data scandal has affected overall trust in digital service providers.
Uber has launched a more data-friendly version of its popular ride-sharing app to target emerging markets, starting in India.
Mavenir is a business which has been growing steadily over the last few years, capitalizing on the virtualization buzz, though future prospects could ultimately be controlled by the actions of competitors.
Conversations at MWC 2018 with a couple of telecoms vendors reveal a more pragmatic, bespoke approach to doing business.
Communications software vendor Amdocs has made a strategic move into the video-on-demand market with the acquisition of Vubiquity for $224 million.
Social media giant Facebook has published its Transparency Report, which reveals how much governments are keeping an eye on you.
T-Mobile US is still providing the best 5G experience in the country, but C-band investments are helping Verizon an hhttps://t.co/SzxYzalCT9
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Germany appears to be staying true to its word when it comes to judging Chinese telecoms equipment on a case-by-cas hhttps://t.co/FKxuMnuTqF
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Finnish kit vendor Nokia has announced a new initiative designed to demonstrate how virtuous it is. https://t.co/pFNIUAHgDO
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