Tag: Germany
Telefonica set to offload towers to Telxius
Deal is said to be worth up to EUR1.5 billion
172 million premises now have FTTP in Europe
Iceland leads the pack with 65.9% penetration
Deutsche Telekom outlines 5G plans for 2020
Rollout of 5G continues, with adoption of DSS to intelligently assign frequency to 4G and 5G
Sigfox offers an alternative to 5G IoT implementations
Ana Maria Giménez explains how Sigfox’s 0G network is supporting a wide range of innovative IoT use cases.
BT confirms it is providing data to the government on citizen movements
An increasing number of countries are looking at how they can use mobile phone data and apps to track movements and ensure compliance
Dialog snaps up Adesto for $500 million
Adesto supports Dialog’s expansion into smart buildings and industrial automation (Industry 4.0) markets
Dawes new Head of Ofcom, as the regulator adds the policing of social media to its remit
Regulator handed the role as government considers Online Harms Bill
Telefonica seeks partner to accelerate growth
Company seeks injections of cash and expertise as it reorganises around key verticals, core markets and B2B services
EU considers ban on facial recognition tech
EU’s proposed facial recognition moratorium could be bad news for European businesses
Investment in Nordic networks continues as Altibox buys Skagenfiber
Altibox’s investment in Skagenfiber underlines the potential of the vibrant Nordic market for international connectivity and data centres
Is your call centre compliant? Germany gets tough on telco GDPR violations
BfDI fines 1&1 and Rapidata.
Security update: quantum security rises up agenda for telcos
QKD rises up agenda as the ITU announces a new standard for QKD networks; BT launches QKD network; SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom invest in IDQ; and more countries join EU’s Open QKD Project.
Arqiva Wins A+E Networks contract, sells masts and towers
Arqiva extends relationship with A+E Networks while making £2 billion from selling its masts and towers business to Cellnex
Data centre market continues to boom
Fuelled by the move to the Cloud, increased collaboration, the rise and rise of Big Data, plus media streaming.
CEE focus: Vivacom is for sale (again), and EQT buys fibre firm Inexio
Investment in CEE continues, with 99% of investors saying they would invest again
UK reviews use of Chinese equipment in its networks
Huawei’s role in European networks continues to be questioned, as EU and GSMA also weigh in.
