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Germany could ban China’s Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks

Reports are circulating that Germany plans to ban telecom operators in the country from using specific components made by Chinese…

EU sets its sights on gigabit connectivity in all member states by 2030

Gigabit broadband could be available to all European citizens and businesses by 2030 under EY proposals for a 'Gigabit Infrastructure…

Should Big Tech pay telco network costs? Opposition grows to Europe’s ‘fair share’ plan

A trade association for internet infrastructure providers has told the EU that proposals to pass network costs on to Big…

Teams investigation could be just the start of Microsoft’s EU antitrust problems

Microsoft is expected to be the subject of an EU anti-trust investigation over the way it bundles its Teams collaboration…

EU’s Cyber Resilience Act to toughen cybersecurity rules for smart IoT devices

The EU will today announce tougher cybersecurity regulations for smart Internet of Things (IoT) devices in its Cyber Resilience Act,…

Universal chargers are coming to Europe despite Apple opposition

The EU will make USB Type-C the universal charger port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras by autumn 2024,…

Amazon charged with ‘illegally distorting’ competition on marketplace as regulators continue war on Big Tech

Amazon "illegally abused" its position to distort competition on its marketplace, according to antitrust charges filed by the European Commission…

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit Takeover Probed by European Commission over Data Fears

Google's £2.1 billion takeover of Fitbit is to be probed by the European Commission amid fears that the acquisition would…

European Digital Strategy and the Global Race for Digital Sovereignty

On the January 29, 2020, the European Commission (EC) released the "Commission Work Programme 2020". Under the second priority, "A…

GDPR at Two: Critics Slam Patchy Enforcement, Sluggish Investigations

Few would deny that Europe's privacy regulation, the GDPR, has been hugely influential; significantly affecting how businesses handle customer data,…