Tag: Telecom Policy
Is there a data toll for Netflix, Instagram and Youtube?
Hamburg An old dream of the European telecoms industry is being negotiated in Brussels. For more than ten years, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica and Co. have been looking for a…
The many digital ministers of the federal government
Volker Wissing The Digital Minister now has to share his tasks with representatives of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministries of Economics, Interior and Finance. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin…
The many digital ministers of the federal government
Volker Wissing The Digital Minister now has to share his tasks with representatives of the Federal Chancellery and the Ministries of Economics, Interior and Finance. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin…
Germany faces another four years of digital standstill
The author Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. Almost a year ago, Olaf Scholz made a big promise. In the event of an election victory, said the candidate for…
By 2030, everyone should be connected to the fiber optic network
fiber optic expansion Many companies are expanding in areas that are lucrative for them. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state governments have agreed on how they want to promote…
Federal states are demanding a faster network for everyone from the federal government
Berlin What is fast internet and how can every household in the country get it, no matter how remote it is? A dispute has broken out between the traffic light…
Canada declares Huawei 5G technology a security risk
Huawei logo More and more Western countries are rejecting the Chinese group’s 5G technology. (Photo: dpa) Ottawa The Canadian government is banning the two Chinese telecommunications equipment suppliers Huawei and…
New fiber optic Internet should save the federal government ten billion
fiber optic cable One Fiber is building a state-of-the-art network of fiber optic cables that is supposed to be tap-proof. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Minister Alexander Schweitzer in the Mainz Ministry…
Broadband expansion: countries rebel against digital ministers
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…
Countries rebel against the digital minister
Berlin Federal Digital Minister Volker Wissing is causing frustration in the federal states and in the telecommunications industry. The reason for this is the sluggish negotiations about a new funding…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
Ralph Dommermuth promises the most modern mobile network in Europe
1&1 boss Ralph Dommermuth “Our network will be the most modern in Europe.” (Photo: Michael Englert for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Ralph Dommermuth has specified the plans for his new,…
We want to make data usable for innovative business models
We start research on Wikipedia, we organize quick purchases via apps and bank transactions on the laptop or keep in touch with distant friends via messenger services. We are increasingly…
Cartel watchdog fights Google with new weapons
Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton signing a law The two members of the commission often have to work together. (Photo: AP) Brussels This Monday begins a billion-dollar lawsuit for small,…
The new EU law DSA is the best thing that could have happened to the internet
Flags in front of the Europa building The “Digital Services Act” is intended to prevent social media from spreading conspiracy theories in particular. (Photo: obs) Anyone remember the old internet?…
The new EU law DSA is the best thing that could have happened to the internet
Flags in front of the Europa building The “Digital Services Act” is intended to prevent social media from spreading conspiracy theories in particular. (Photo: obs) Anyone remember the old internet?…
EU agrees on law against hate and illegal content on the internet
Internet The Digital Services Act is part of a large digital package proposed by the EU Commission in December 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels Hate speech and other illegal content on…
How the EU is now taming the internet
Social networks Instead of banning more content on social media, the EU law aims to disclose and possibly change how the platforms work. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Shortly before the end…
Why Europe’s telecom companies are falling behind
Frustration was omnipresent in Barcelona. At the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile communications and telecoms trade fair, you could meet many pessimists this year. Managers, consultants and other…
Right to a fast connection is a long time coming
fiber optic cable It seems almost impossible that everyone in Germany will have fast internet by the set date. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Digital politicians had noted one date in the…