5G.ConnectedMobility Consortium

5G.ConnectedMobility Consortium Leading industries in Germany initiated a consortium to accelerate 5G R&D in Germany and facilitate the integration of technology requirements from various industries into upcoming international 5G-standardisation activities. A testing platform has been created in Germany with the objective of being replicated later at EU level. A joint investment driving 5G R&D The …

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Sky Italia and Open Fiber agree OTT deal. Energy sector + Telco = win

Sky Italia, Open Fiber agree OTT deal In a move designed to boost the take-up of fibre and pay-TV services across Italy, Sky Italia and fibre optic infrastructure provider Open Fiber have agreed a long-term deal to launch a fibre-only service from summer 2019. This fibre-only service will be available alongside Sky’s existing services. The …

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France: AI for Humanity

Today in France President Macron presented France Strategy for #AI https://lnkd.in/gUh3sqq Interesting guests at the event Fei-Fei Li (Google), Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Yann LeCun (FB), Cathy O’Neil (“Weapons of Math Destruction”), Kate Crawford (AI Now Institute) and Cedric Villani (Fieldsa winner from 2010) 

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New Canadian partnership in next-generation wireless technology

New Canadian partnership in next-generation wireless technology Industry-led partnership with the governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec to develop 5G-enabled technologies March 19, 2018 – Ottawa ON Imagine a world where you start off the day right because your refrigerator has tracked how much food you have and ordered replacement items for you. Your commute is …

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Spain: Plan 300×100 for FTTH

Spain’s President Mariano Rajoy has announced a new project, dubbed “Plan 300×100”, to bring fibre-optic broadband access to all localities and 95 percent of the population by 2021 in a total investment of EUR 525 million   source: click

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German associations welcome creation of digital minister post

Germany’s ICT associations have welcomed the creation of a position for a State Minister for Digital Affairs in Germany’s Federal Chancellery and the appointment of Dorothea Baer of the conservative CSU, the Bavarian-based sister party of Chancellor Merkel’s CDU, to the newly established post.The German association for internet companies Eco approved the government’s “last minute …

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TIM proposes “game-changing” plan to spin off fixed business

TIM proposes plan to spin off fixed business Telecom Italia (TIM) has presented a provisional plan to spin off its fixed network arm, in a move CEO Amos Genish described as a “game changer”. Genish made the proposals to Italian Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda yesterday (7 February), as the Italy-based seeks to dispel government …

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Niska liczba skarg konsumentów w sektorze telekomunikacyjnym

Dzisiaj regulator rynku telekomunikacyjnego i pocztowego UKE podczas Dnia Bezpiecznego Internetu na grafice zaprezentował działalność edukacyjną w 2017 oraz dedykowaną konsumentom usług cyfrowych. Warto ją odnotować w zakresie skarg i problemów konsumentów. Jak wynika z infografiki UKE dokonał 5194 interwencji, miał 1559 postępowań polubownych oraz 1686 zapytań. To pokazuje bardzo małą skalę problemów konsumentów na …

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