Swisscom reiterated that it expects the transaction to complete in the first quarter of 2025
Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has cleared the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom with regard to the effects of the transaction on the Italian market.
In a release, Swisscom noted that...
The new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) sets a common regulatory and legal framework for the development and application of AI in the European Union (EU). It was proposed by the European Commission (EC) in April 2021 and passed in the European Parliament last...
Telia said the new local dedicated 5G networks will be deployed in five strategically important locations for Sweden
Swedish telco Telia said it has obtained funding from the European Union (EU) to build dedicated 5G networks in five locations across the country.
The Nordic carrier noted...
The economics of access and adoption, plus the need for Wi-Fi equipment upgrades, are barriers to achieving universal gigabit service
The European Union has laid out ambitious connectivity goals for member states, including universal access to 100 Mbps service by 2025 and gigabit-speed coverage of...
The investment in the EU semiconductor market includes both public and private funds
The European Union (EU) this week approved a massive semiconductor and communication technologies project that will use roughly €8 billion ($8.6 billion) in state funds. The public investment encouraged another €13.7 billions ($14.7...
In July last year, Orange and Masmovil had signed a binding agreement to combine their operations in Spain
The competition authorities of the European Commission will make an in-depth review of the proposed merger between Spanish operators Orange and MásMóvil, according to a Reuters report.
According...
The EC noted that the calls aim to strengthen the cybersecurity of 5G network infrastructure by supporting secure services
The European Commission has launched an invitation to companies, government agencies and other organizations to submit proposals for "innovative" cybersecurity solutions for 5G network infrastructure, the...
InterDigital noted that the financing for these 6G research initiatives comes from the European Union
U.S.-based firm InterDigital announced that it has been awarded funding to support five Horizon Europe 6G Flagship research projects.
Specifically, the five flagship projects include 6G-XR, CENTRIC, PREDICT-6G, 6G-BRICKS, and 6G-SHINE,...
Apple’s 10th Generation iPad sports USB-C, leaving Lightning behind after a decade
Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off two new iPad products, one aimed at professionals and the other aimed at the rest of us. Apple refreshed its iPad Pro and regular iPad line,...
Research topics considered in some of the selected projects include novel 6G system architectures and advanced optical communication technologies
The European Union (EU) has selected 35 research and innovation projects in a call that has the goal of developing 5G systems and promoting research into...
Europe battles skyrocketing energy costs as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues
European service providers are preparing for the worst as power cuts threaten to down networks in the coming months. Telecom leaders, particularly in France and Italy, have been asking their respective governments to consider helping...
EU Parliament gives mobile phone makers until the end of 2024 to make USB-C standard, and said it will take on wireless charging next
The European Union Parliament passed a law on Tuesday mandating USB-C as the standard charging port interface for mobile devices sold...
5G and fiber buildout isn’t viable without making the biggest users pay for part of it, say EU telcos
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and 13 other Communication Service Providers (CSPs) in Europe are clamoring for hyperscalers and other big tech companies to pick up part...
The 6G Flagship initiative was launched in 2018
Finland’s 6G Flagship announced that Horizon Europe, the EU’s most significant investment initiative in European research and innovation, approved twelve new project proposals.
According to 6G Flagship, these twelve new projects include Terahertz (THz) integrated systems enabling 6G...
The three governments want content providers to subsidize EU 5G and broadband buildouts.
The European Commission is under increasing pressure to make tech giants pay for the buildout of telecom infrastructure in the EU, Reuters reports. A new paper signed by representatives of France, Germany, and Italy...
The report recommends a number of actions to mitigate potential risks of Open RAN in Europe
European Union member states, with the support of the European Commission and ENISA, which is the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, have published a report on the cybersecurity of Open...
The European Union has filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for restricting EU high-tech companies from going to a foreign court to protect and use their patents.
In a release, the European Commission noted that China "severely restricts EU companies...
The AstaZero test track includes a 5G corridor between France, Germany and Luxembourg
Ericsson and Volvo Cars have carried a successful test handover of connected cars between two mobile 5G networks in different countries at the AstaZero test track in Sweden, proving that seamless continuity...
Romanian has signed-off on a bill to ban Huawei, other Chinese vendors from its 5G networks
Romania can now be added to the growing list of countries, particularly in Europe, that is moving to deny Huawei and other Chinese vendors from involvement its 5G network...
The pair are creating a public cloud platform in a number of European markets
Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems has teamed up with French cloud and hosting provider OVHcloud to contribute to the Gaia-X initiative, a data infrastructure collaboration between the European Commission (EC) and a...
China would consider imposing trade restrictions on European vendors Ericsson and Nokia’s businesses in the country if European nations continued to block Chinese vendor Huawei from participating in 5G contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The newspaper stated China’s Ministry of Commerce is considering adding...
What is Project BroadWay?
About a decade ago, the European Commission started having formal conversations around TETRA and the future of public safety communications networks. This led to the formation of Public Safety Communications – Europe, and subsequently to research validating what public safety users...
