Principles for a successful Digital Single Market in Europe [Promoted content]
Cable Europe welcomes the Commission’s work towards a Digital Single Market and looks forward to collaborating with the Commission and the widest range of stakeholders as an effective strategy is...
View ArticleHow to achieve the best and cheapest access to on-line services in the...
As part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, Europe must make high quality broadband connections available right across the continent, writes Hans-Joachim Reck.
View ArticleFacebook and EU satellite operator team up to deliver broadband to Africa
European satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and social media giant Facebook said today (5 October) they are working jointly to deliver satellite broadband Internet to connectivity-hungry...
View ArticleCzech broadband money caught in political intrigue
Nearly two years after the adoption of the new long-term EU budget (2014-2020), the Czech government is still struggling to fulfill conditions that would open the door to half a billion euros of EU...
View ArticleGermany to invest heavily in broadband expansion
The German government wants all households to have access to broadband internet by 2018. Rural areas are to be prioritised. EURACTIV Germany reports.
View ArticleSmall telcos and consumer groups team up against former monopolies
Small telecoms, and consumers and civil liberties advocates launched the NetCompetition alliance on Monday (16 November), at the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA) conference in...
View ArticleOettinger warns against monopolies ahead of new German telecoms rules
Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced yesterday (26 November) that the Commission is getting ready to check upcoming changes in Germany's telecoms rules and determine whether they're...
View ArticleCommission to unveil key spectrum harmonisation proposal in February
In February, the European Commission will present a controversial proposal to harmonise the use of radio spectrum in the EU, including the prized 700 MHz band, amid growing disparities among member...
View ArticleTransport minister blasts EU inquiry into German road tolls
Berlin's spat with the European Commission over its planned road toll scheme escalated yesterday (12 January) during a visit to Brussels of German Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt.
View ArticleCommission shakes up radio spectrum to lead on mobile internet
National governments must announce their plans to move TV broadcasters below the 700 MHz band by 2017, which will be assigned exclusively to wireless broadband by 2020.
View ArticleAnalogue rules in a digital world hampering progress
Fast growth in digital services is bringing enormous social and economic benefits to customers the world over. But market regulation must be adapted to the 21st century if this sector is to achieve its...
View ArticleEurope hopes to make 5G networks a reality by 2018
The European Commission will unveil its strategy to develop the next generation of mobile broadband network (5G) on Monday (22 February), EURACTIV has learned.
View ArticleEuropeans look for a plan to speed up the next mobile network
European Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger said on Tuesday (23 February) that “Europe cannot afford to be left behind” on what he considers to be the most important issue of his mandate.
View ArticleEU countries issue mea culpas for poor marks on internet connectivity
The European Commission’s new EU internet scoreboard has sparked a wave of mea culpas among the member states that ranked lowest for connectivity and digital skills.
View ArticleOettinger: Privacy Shield should take effect in June
The Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US could go into effect this June, EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger said yesterday (14 March).
View ArticleLow Juncker Plan funds for broadband internet spark doubt
Less than a year after the Juncker Plan for investment started, only eight percent of projects that have been financed so far will go into building new digital infrastructure.
View ArticleBroadband internet set to win dedicated EU investment funding
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will set aside a dedicated part of the Juncker Plan to target broadband funding in rural areas, according to sources.
View ArticleMEPs ask Oettinger to reverse German broadband decision in angry letter
Thirteen German MEPs sent a blistering letter to EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger slamming the German telecoms authority's decision to allow the controversial vectoring technology on broadband...
View ArticleMinister pressures Oettinger to intervene in German broadband rules
Pressure is mounting on EU Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger as he received an incensed letter from a regional minister asking him to intervene to change Germany's new rules for broadband internet.
View ArticleBrussels seeks €50 billion to digitalise Europe’s industry
The European Commission unveiled its long-awaited strategy to support the digitalisation of industry on Tuesday (19 April), aiming to mobilise around €50 billion to help European manufacturers catch up...
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