Telecoms

EU’s Breton urges rethink on cross-border telecoms mergers

EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry, backing calls by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Telecom…

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EU’s Breton urges rethink on cross-border telecoms mergers

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged antitrust regulators on Monday to consider allowing more cross-border mergers in the European telecoms industry,…

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Italy’s TIM suffers internet connection problems

ROME, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Thousands of Telecom Italia TLIT.MI (TIM) customers across Italy complained of internet outages and glitches on Sunday which the company blamed on problems with an international link. Users from…

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EU may miss gigabit target, more investments needed, telecoms group says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The European Union risks missing its target to connect all European households to a gigabit network by 2030, underscoring the need…

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UN releases report on Ukraine telecoms damage by Russia

GENEVA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore its telecommunications sector to pre-war levels, a U.N. agency said in a report published on Friday alleging Russia…

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Germany, others demand clarity on EU plan on telco network costs

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany and five other countries joined in a debate that has drawn support and opposition from interest groups as they asked the European…

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EU extends roaming regulations for telecom providers until 2032

BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Union has extended 'Roam-like-at-home' regulations for telecom providers until 2032, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The scheme allows travellers in the EU and the…

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EU policymakers must do more to boost telcom investments, study says

BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - EU policymakers need to do more to attract investments in the telecoms sector if the bloc wants its economy to become more independent from global…

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Spain’s telecom operators to observe siesta truce for commercial calls

Siesta has always been a serious matter in Spain. Telecom operators have just acknowledged that by agreeing not to poach each other's clients for an hour after the famously late…

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Telecoms execs call for overhaul of European regulation

Top telecoms executives called for a total overhaul of Europe's regulatory framework on Monday, using the platform of the Mobile World Congress to amplify their demands for unified oversight across the 27-nation bloc. "The European regulatory framework…

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Italy authorises Abu Dhabi fund to invest in TIM’s grid – sources

The Italian government has given Abu Dhabi's biggest sovereign fund a conditional green light to invest in Telecom Italia's (TIM) last-mile network, three sources close to the matter told Reuters…

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GO subsidiary in Cyprus is first foreign registered company to issue and list bonds locally

Cablenet Communications Systems plc, a subsidiary in which GO holds a 60.26% share, is the first foreign registered company to have issued €40 million worth of bonds locally which were…

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Italy ups the ante in its plan to create a single broadband network

Italy is positioning to become an influential shareholder in a tightly regulated broadband operator it plans to create by brokering a merger of Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line access network with…

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Europe’s coronavirus smartphone contact tracing apps explained

More than 20 countries and territories in Europe have launched or plan smartphone apps that seek to break the chain of coronavirus infection by tracking encounters between people and issuing…

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China’s 3 main telco operators have built over 400,000 5G base stations

China's three main telecommunications operators have built more than 400,000 5G base stations by the end of June 2020, the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) told a…

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AT&T plans to cut thousands of jobs, close stores

AT&T Inc plans to cut more than 3,400 technician and clerical jobs across the country over the next few weeks, the wireless carrier told its main labor union, the Communications…

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Telecom Italia, unions agree further staff reductions this year

Telecom Italia will cut its workforce by a further 700 employees this year through a voluntary early retirement scheme agreed with national trade unions, a document seen by Reuters showed.…

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GO Launches New Mobile Freedom Plans

GO today launches its innovative mobile Freedom plans thus giving customers full flexibility to tailor their mobile plan by selecting different data and minute bundles that most suit their individual…

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Zoom rolls out new measures as security fears mount

Videoconferencing platform Zoom is rolling out a number of measures meant to stem criticism over how it has handled security as users flock to the application during the coronavirus pandemic.…

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Coronavirus underscores urgency to bridge digital divide

The world is witnessing one of the swiftest organizational transformations in history as governments and businesses rely heavily on the internet to minimize the disruption caused by lockdowns and…

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Zoom apologises for security issues and promises fixes

Zoom is to pause the development of any new features to concentrate on safety and privacy issues, in the wake of criticism from users of the app. In a blog,…

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Zoom videoconferencing app sees a rise in users

Zoom, a free conference calling app, that has reportedly seen a rise in users during the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to media reports, given a recent unforeseen…

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Major telecom companies to help EU track virus

Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Orange and five other telecoms providers have agreed to share mobile phone location data with the European Commission to track the spread of the coronavirus, lobbying…

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Samsung Acquires Network Services Provider TeleWorld Solutions to Accelerate U.S. 5G Network Expansion

Samsung Electronics announced the completion of an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, VA. TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to…

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GO to embark on a multi-million submarine infrastructure to connect Malta to France and North Eastern Africa

Barely a week after the unprecedented outage following an unrelated, simultaneous power down on GO’s two submarine cables, GO is announcing a multi-million Euro investment in a third new submarine…

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Study warns smartphone addiction has “serious consequences”

Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, research by psychiatrists concludes. The study, from King's College London, says such…

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Mysterious wave of texts leave Americans confused

Text messages received overnight on Wednesday confused thousands of mobile phone users in the US. The messages were sent on Valentine's Day, but bizarrely arrived eight months later, carrying Wednesday's…

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German MPs urge Merkel to keep Huawei out of 5G network

A group of MPs from Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is pressing the German chancellor to keep Chinese telecom company Huawei out of the country's 5G network, citing national…

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Apple apologises for listening to Siri users audio recordings

Apple apologised to users of its voice assistant Siri on Wednesday, acknowledging it had failed to live up to its own privacy ideals when it hired contractors to listen to…

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Netherlands launches investigation after network outage knocked down emergency service number for several hours

Dutch Justice Minister Ferd Grapperhaus on Tuesday said the government will launch an investigation into how an outage at telecom Royal KPN knocked out the national emergency service number for…

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12% increase in GO’s operating profit

During GO p.l.c’s 21stAGM held on Tuesday, Chairman Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem praised the company’s resolve to achieve stronger results and return on investment that continues to add value to the company’s…

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Panasonic halts component shipments to Huawei

Panasonic has halted shipments of some components to Huawei in order to comply with US export restrictions. The Japanese group said it had sent an “internal notification that it…

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EE to become UK’s first mobile operator to start 5G services

Britain's biggest mobile operator EE is going to be the first company to launch 5G services in the country, beginning in six cities, including London. At a press event…

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Huawei ready to give assurances it won’t spy

Amid U.S. pressure on European countries to shun the firm over espionage concerns, Chinese telecom giant Huawei said it's willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments, including Britain. "We…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday April 26th, 2019

Good morning, A clear morning, after days characterised by the presence of sand from the Sahara Desert in the atmosphere. Your morning briefing brings you a quick over-view of the…

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TrueFibre – Go confirms commitment to be largest investor in Malta’s state-of-the-art digital infrastructure

During a press conference held on Thursday, in the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister, Dr Joseph Muscat, GO confirmed its commitment to being the largest investor in Malta’s state-of-the…

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EU expected to drop threat of Huawei ban

A Reuters exclusive report states that the European Commission will next week ignore U.S. calls to ban Huawei Technologies but urge EU countries to share more data to tackle…

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German secret service advises against Huawei cooperation for 5G

The BND, the German intelligence service, expressed fear that Huawei Technologies is not a trustworthy partner to build Germany's fifth-generation mobile networks (5G). The remarks were made by a representative…

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Huawei sues US government

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the US government over a ban that restricts government agencies from using its products.The lawsuit is part of a wider push…

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Canada gives green light for extradition hearing against embattled top Huawei executive

CBC News, Canada's publicly owned news and information service, reports that a statement from the Department of Justice Canada announced that an extradition hearing against Meng Wanzhou, a top executive…

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Extradition hearing of Huawei executive held in Canada expected to proceed

Reuters, quoting legal experts in Canada, is reporting that Canada is likely to announce on Friday that an extradition hearing against a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive can proceed, worsening…

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If IoT is the future, GO is already ahead of the game – Nikhil Patil Go CEO

“If IoT is going to be the new battleground on which communications companies are going to forge their competitive edge over the next few years, then I can confidently say…

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Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The news of the possible death of 'ambassador' and Professor Joseph Mifsud makes it Maltese and International headlines in view of the alleged links between Trump's campaign office…

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It’s official: there are more active sim-cards than people on Earth

There are more sim-cards than humans on earth. According to a recent study by Ericsson, the total amount of sim-cards on earth has reached 7.8 billion, which is 103% of…

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