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The Future Fifth Generation, or 5G, Network Is Not Really Being Designed for You
Feb 23, 2014When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in one second flat. But the future fifth generation, or 5G, network is not really being designed for you. In fact, it will be ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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EU 5G Industry Group to Launch with a 2020 Target
Dec 13, 2013Still waiting to get 4G? That's old hat: EU is already thinking about 5G. Revealed by European Commission recently, Neili keluosi, digital agenda commissioner of EU, will announce the foundation of 5G PPP(Public-Private-Partnership) ...
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Neelie Kroes Has Announced The Need for New Measures in ICT Education Across Europe
Sep 24, 2013European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, has announced the need for new measures in ICT education across Europe, in the hope that better education will enable young people to fill more jobs in the industry. In a speech at ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products
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GEANT Network Is Able to Access Capacity of up to 2 Terabits Per Second
Aug 5, 2013European Union researchers using the GEANT network will, from Wednesday, be able to access capacity of up to 2 terabits per second. GEANT is the superfast pan-European research network that helped discover the Higgs Boson particle at the ...
Tags: Network Upgrade
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A Call to End Roaming Fees by 2015 Was Unanimously Approved
Jul 11, 2013The prospect of downloading data, sending text messages and making calls without incurring huge roaming charges while travelling in Europe came a step closer on Tuesday when politicians voted in favor of new legislation. A call to end ...
Tags: Abolishing Roaming
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a New European Guide Aimed at Avoiding IT Vendor Lock-in
Jun 27, 2013A new European guide aimed at avoiding IT vendor lock-in could save the public sector more than$1.3 billion a year. The policy,announced by the European Commission Tuesday,involves using open standards rather than vendor-specific ...
Tags: Vendor, public sector, open standards, tendering procedures
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Neelie Kroes Called on The European Parliament to Support Her Longstanding Plans
Jun 3, 2013With an eye on next year's European elections, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday called on the European Parliament to support her longstanding plans to end roaming charges and guarantee net neutrality. Though contrary ...
Tags: Computer Products
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The E.U. Plans to Produce More Micro- and Nano-Chips Than The U.S.
May 28, 2013Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Thursday set out plans for the E.U. to produce more micro- and nano-chips than the U.S. in the next seven years. "I want to double our chip production to around 20 percent of global production. I ...
Tags: EU, US, Race, Computer Products
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Pirate Bay Co-Founder Peter Sunde Is Planning to Run for The European Parliament in 2014
May 17, 2013Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014. The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to run as a candidate for the Finnish Pirate Party, he said in a blog post on Tuesday announcing his candidacy to ...
Tags: EU Parliament, Pirate Bay
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Bandwidth-Hungry Services and 3DTV Should Be Distributed Via Cable or Satellite
May 9, 2013Europe's telecom network operators on Tuesday said that bandwidth-hungry services like UHDTV (ultra high definition television) and 3DTV should be distributed via cable or satellite instead of competing with other services for spectrum. ...
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Experiences Is No Justification for Using Consumer Information in Big Data Projects
Apr 12, 2013Improving users' experiences is no justification for using consumer information in big data projects, according to Europe's top data protection officials. The Article 29 Working Group, which includes the data protection supervisors from ...
Tags: Data, software, Computer Products
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Academy Cube Will Focus on Teaching It Skills and Matching Students with Job Vacancies
Mar 7, 2013Software 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 ...
Tags: Software, IT skills, Academy Cube
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Russia Sees a Dramatic 42% Increase in FTTH Subscriptions,Europe Reports 15% Growth
Feb 28, 2013Russia sees a dramatic 42% increase in FTTH subscriptions, Europe reports “steady” 15% growth, where Lithuania and Sweden lead the way. European fiber to the home (FTTH) deployment continues to grow steadily, but the ...
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Any Bank, Hospital or Energy Provider to Inform Regulators Under New EU Proposals
Feb 17, 2013Any 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, ...
Tags: cyber-attack, EU proposals, Cybercrime
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Europe's Top Digital Commissioner Has Called for an "Airbus for Chips"
Dec 28, 2012Europe'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 ...
Tags: Europe, digital commissioner, Airbus for chips, microelectronics sector
