European Union
EU welcomes political agreement to launch IRIS², the Union’s secure connectivity programme
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the Union secure connectivity programme 2023-2027 with a budget of €2.4 billion. The
Read moreIntracom Telecom exits Russia
Athens, Greece – Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, announces its complete exit from the Russian market in the framework of the European Union sanctions on Russia
Read moreKicked around by governments but Chinese player proves worth on R&D
Only Google now spends more than Huawei on global research & development (R&D), with both companies’ investments helping to greatly stimulate international markets and generate jobs. Business technology journalist, Antony
Read moreMaking a buck is getting harder for telcos
Looking to make money from traditional phone charges is getting harder as users expect more to be packaged into their tariffs. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas looks at how things
Read moreMarket protection increasing in telecoms as governments milk cash cow
After the US and China governments failed to make peace over trade, Chinese technology companies have suffered. Business technology journalist, Antony Savvas asks whether governments of all kinds are now
Read moreBusinesses must prepare for Brazil’s new GDPR-style data protection law
Brazil is following the European Union’s (EU) good practices and has adopted a series of regulations on data protection. In the summer of 2018, the country introduced its Lei Geral
Read moreSatellite broadband can compete with fibre and enable EU targets to be met, says Viasat chief
Evan Dixon, the managing director of Viasat Europe, tells George Malim that as European governments mandate broadband access for all and IoT applications demand pervasive connectivity, the costs and performance
Read moreIs 5G on a train to nowhere?
Just this week, says Robin Kent of Adax, I was on a train from Frankfurt to Nuremburg in Germany attempting in vain to get some work done.
Read moreBrexit uncertainty is silently killing UK technology industry
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) (called Brexit) is already leading to actions that are ‘silently killing’ the UK’s technology sector, according to a London-based tech M&A advisory
Read moreUS companies need to gear up now for new EU data privacy regulations
Thousands of American companies that do business in Europe directly or online with European customers will need to start reckoning with data privacy regulations enacted this month by the European
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