European Commission vows to fix ‘fragmented telco market’
EU Commissioner in charge of the internal market Thierry Breton calls for a more homogeneous telco internal market, in the midst of a consultation on the future of the European telco sector.
EU Commissioner in charge of the internal market Thierry Breton calls for a more homogeneous telco internal market, in the midst of a consultation on the future of the European telco sector.
Commissioner Breton has publicly called for EU countries to accelerate their replacement of high risk vendors from their 5G networks.
The EC has stressed that its approach to mergers and acquisitions is far from being black and white, thus offering encouragement to operators with an eye on consolidation.
In response to questions from Telecoms.com, the European Commission (EC) confirmed its desire for the bloc to have a single telecoms market.
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Industry lobby group, the GSMA has launched its ‘digital declaration’, signed by executives from 40 technology firms and telcos, aiming to make the digital economy a safer place, accessible to all.
In a new position paper, scholars from Oxford and Stanford recommended nine measures Facebook should take to make itself a better forum for free speech and democracy.
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Over the course of the week two government reports on the role of artificial intelligence have been launched, officially confirming the arrival of the technology on a global scale.
Canadian software vendor Redknee as won a deal from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s BH Telecom that will see it supply the operator with a converged billing, charging, policy and customer care solution. BH Telecom is an existing Redknee customer and the upgrade package is a “multi-million dollar deal,” the firm said.