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The UK government has announced a £1 billion ($1.4bn) joint investment to stimulate the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The deal includes £600 million of additional funding, comprising £300 million …

In the face of rising political disruption, the European Commission (EC) has in recent weeks redoubled its innovation schedule with new commitments to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital healthcare …

The European Commission (EC) has called for both national governments and private enterprises to contribute to the region’s digital transformation programme from 2021. If new finances are not secured from …

The public sector in Europe will come to depend on blockchain technology. This was the claim by the European Commission (EC) as it announced major cross-border deals on blockchain and …

Brussels claims a pan-European network of 5G-enabled roadways, stretching hundreds of kilometres, is emerging, as new countries confirm cross-border testing of 5G-enabled driverless cars. The European Commission will provide €50 …

Twenty five European countries have signed a declaration to jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and solutions. The new commitment is further evidence of the gathering political view of AI …

A new European Commission-supported study details the expected costs and benefits of 5G deployment in the European Union’s 28 member states. The cost of 5G deployment in the European Union’s …

1. California cities have the right to block small cell permits based on aesthetic concerns, according to a state appeals court. Plaintiffs T-Mobile US, Crown Castle and ExteNet argued state …

The European Commission has proposed a new 5G action plan aiming to ensure 5G is fully deployed across the European Union by 2025. On the occasion of European Commission (EC) president …

Apple CEO Tim Cook says tax decision will hurt European investment and job creation Based on a more than two-year investigation, the European Commission announced Apple, which headquarters its European operation …

Are telcos bluffing or will the development of 5G depend on the regulatory agenda? Last week, Europe’s telecom industry warned policymakers that the business case for “5G” is hanging in …

Are telcos bluffing or will the development of 5G depend on the regulatory agenda? Last week, Europe’s telecoms industry warned policymakers that the business case for 5G is hanging in …

It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative …

The European Commission unveiled plans  on May 6 to create a single market for digital technologies across the 28-member European Union. The plan, which took six months to develop, is …

While a flurry of telecom deals are underway in Europe, the new European Union competition commissioner, Margrete Vestager, is starting to stake out a position against too much consolidation on …

A new European Commission digital study showed growing Internet use in Europe, but also highlighted a deep geographical divide across the continent. Northern European countries led the rankings in the new Digital …

2015 was supposed to be the year that EU roaming charges went away. It’s been delayed again – say it isn’t so. As a mobile operator I can see them jumping …

Four industry groups issued a statement  on Jan. 26 that the European Union’s proposed net neutrality rules shouldn’t force them to treat traffic on their networks equally. The statement was backed by ETNO, GSMA, Cable …

European Commissioners in charge of developing the Digital Single Market have been discussing some of their plans this week, including taxing U.S. tech companies like Google. Guenther Oettinger, the commissioner for …

Angel Merkel was the keynote speaker at Vodafone’s Digitising Europe conference last week and shared her vision for net neutrality. Some services in the digital economy require different levels of …

The European Union is considering a more relaxed approach to net neutrality – even though the European Commission passed a fairly strict interpretation of the concept in April that would ban operators …

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Much of the discussion around big data in Europe has centered on protecting data rather than using it. Revelations connected to the U.S. National Security Administration spying scandal has had …

The European Union trade chief Karel De Gucht believes he’s found a solution to a trade dispute with China over telecom equipment subsidies. The EU has been at loggerheads with China, …

Andrus Ansip, the candidate to lead the European Union’s Digital Internal Market, is willing to suspend the safe harbor agreement with the U.S. if Europe’s security concerns are not addressed. The safe harbor agreement …