The European Commission has blocked a proposal by the German Telecoms Regulator (BNetzA) to set fixed termination rates three times (300%) higher than the average of countries which follow the recommended approach set out in EU telecoms ...
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Software vendors, academic institutions and government agencies united on Tuesday to tackle European youth unemployment and the IT skills shortage with a new online education platform. Academy Cube, developed by SAP with the support of ...
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Any bank, hospital or energy provider that suffers a cyber-attack would have to inform regulators under new EU proposals announced today. Launched in Brussels by European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes, ...
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Research shows that emerging technology like mobility and online collaboration are giving companies and investors a competitive edge. The research by AT&T reveals that many firms are investing a larger percentage of their ICT budgets in ...
Europe's top digital commissioner has called for an "Airbus for chips" to boost the bloc's microelectronics sector. Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Tuesday that if the European Union wants to be a global player in chip ...
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EC vice-president and leader of the digital agenda Neelie Kroes says website owners still need to obtain consent to use cookies,even if web users have browsers that offer'do not track'(DNT). Kroes,who is seeking a way for web users to opt ...
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The European Commission today launched a public consultation into net neutrality. It will be led by the vice president for the digital agenda at the EC, Neelie Kroes, who is keen to establish the facts around management of internet ...
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IDG News Service - Copyright laws are holding back potentially life-saving research, the European Union's top digital lawmaker said on Monday. Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes was speaking at the 2012 Intellectual Property and ...
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Enrico Salvatori, president of Qualcomm Europe, has called for the UK to roll out LTE as soon as possible. The roll-out has problems on a number of fronts: the auction of 4G spectrum has not happened because incumbent operators have ...
The European Commission (EC) is considering making it mandatory for companies to report cyber attacks to harness the benefits of open dialogue, says vice-president Neelie Kroes. Despite industry opposition, open discussion about cyber ...
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Expanding the radio spectrum available for license-exempt applications such as Wi-Fi is one of a number of options the European Commission is considering to drive wireless innovation and make the use of radio spectrum more efficient, a ...
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The European Commission has announced a new strategy to speed up and increase the use of cloud computing, with the aim of creating 2.5 million new jobs and boosting GDP by €160 billion (£127bn) by 2020. The EC states that ...
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Negotiations on the future governance of international telecommunications will continue through the night at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. The international conference is attempting to revise ...
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The European Commission yesterday passed a new rule that will force European Union member states to open up the 2GHz band for 4G technologies. The decision will add another 120MHz to the radio spectrum available for 4G technologies, ...
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The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) has been dealt another blow as an influential European parliamentary committee rejected its adoption. The International Trade Committee voted against the proposed Acta legislation by 19 votes ...