European Commission
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The European Commission has published its latest whitepaper on digital infrastructure outlining its route to creating the digital networks of the future. -
The European Commission has reportedly produced a proposal which suggests that Europe should start to build or upgrade its subsea cables with the support of state aid if necessary.
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The European Commission has approved the merger between Orange and MasMovil in Spain. The deal will take the form of a 50/50 joint venture, co-controlled by both companies.
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EU regulators could ease rules against telco mergers to get Big Tech and others to help rollout 5G, a Reuters report indicates.
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Thierry Breton, the internal market commissioner of the European Commission is pushing for a single telecoms market in a move that he believes will foster growth and innovation and allow operators to adapt to rapidly evolving technology.
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Huawei has hit back after the European Commission increased pressure on member-nations to stop the use of equipment from Chinese vendors in their networks.
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The European Commission (EC) has noted its objections to Broadcom’s planned purchase of VMware, citing concerns over competition.
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The European Commission has approved the acquisition of 75% acquisition of VOO SA by Orange Belgium.
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Four European telcos are to form a joint venture to build their own digital marketing technology platform.
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The European Union’s digital and competition commissioner has set out her goal for a “single European telecoms market” as what she calls “the only way to create the conditions to guarantee a return on investment”.
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The European Union has approved a proposal to start work on a €2.4 billion project to build a strategic network of satellites for critical infrastructure.
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27 telecoms operators have inked a joint statement enabling free roaming and international calls between the EU and Ukraine.
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Telcos support Ukraine as Russian operators face blocks
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The European Commission wants to give data users the power to control their own personal or corporate data and to switch between cloud providers.
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The European Union is challenging China’s use of its courts to block non-Chinese telecoms vendors from backing their patents.
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The European Union has imposed tariffs on fibre cables imported from China in a bid to tackle artificially low prices.
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Telekom Romania Mobile Communications is moving many of its services to the cloud – just as its main shareholder, Telekom Romania, is about to be sold to Orange.
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The CEOs of 27 leading European tech and telecoms companies have submitted an investment roadmap to the European Commission, outlining technological priorities in cloud and edge.
