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Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

Can Huawei survive the US sanctions?

By Jean-Paul Michel Larçon 3 Sep 2020

Börje Ekholm, president and CEO of Ericsson

Europe needs to act fast on 5G or lose out

19 Jun 2019

Uber's European boss Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty says Uber is looking to change its service to comply with the court ruling but also says it is unfazed by the setback. Image:

Uber's services halted in Germany

3 Sep 2014

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

2 Sep 2014

The WEF is using a crowdsourching approach to bring the best brains together to devise ways to better control and run the internet says Accenture's Pierre Nanterme. Image: Accenture

WEF's 'Crowdsourcing' push to find ways to control internet

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's resignation via Twitter was a hoak created by hackers who broke into his Twitter account according to Russian authorities. Image:

Hackers tweeted Medvedev's resignation

15 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Telefonica has finally sold its Irish subsidiary to Hutchison Whampoa for €850. Image:

Telefonica concludes sale of Irish business

17 Jul 2014

Angela Merkel's Facebook page has been disabled after widespread criciticism from Ukranians for pictures of her enjoying the World Cup Final with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Image: Wikipedia

Hollande, Merkel targets for Ukrainian Internet trolls

17 Jul 2014

Dismissed BES Chief Executive Ricardo Salgado is blamed for the investment in the holding company that led to €847m not being repaid. Image:

Shareholder digs hole for Portuguese bank

17 Jul 2014

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

16 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

John Hoadley, Taqua's Chief Technical Officer says voice-over-WiFi is a reality that offers advantages over using the cellular networks. Image: LinkedIn

Taqua solution for voice calls via WiFi networks

25 Jun 2014

YouTube's Robert Kyncl says the streaming service will start blocking artists and record labels that have not signed its onerous terms and conditions. Image:

YouTube blocks artists on paid music service

19 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

TomTom's Corrine Vigreux says the new developer portal will allow businesses to provide customised solutions for users of its devices. Image:

Developer portal at TomTom Bridge

11 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

People are paying more than €1,000 for refurbish, simple and old phones in France as users seek simpler technologies. Image:

Forget apps, old-school mobiles ring in a comeback

26 May 2014

Oleg Ostapenko has the task of rebuilding Russia tarnish image and improve the reliability of its rockets after several explosions and lost satellites. Image:

Russian rocket falls back to Earth with super satellite

19 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

Inmarsat is to offer a free tracking service for all flights using its GPS satellite. Image:

Inmarsat offers global airline tracking service after MH370

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

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Uber's European boss Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty says Uber is looking to change its service to comply with the court ruling but also says it is unfazed by the setback. Image:

Uber's services halted in Germany

3 Sep 2014

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

2 Sep 2014

The WEF is using a crowdsourching approach to bring the best brains together to devise ways to better control and run the internet says Accenture's Pierre Nanterme. Image: Accenture

WEF's 'Crowdsourcing' push to find ways to control internet

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's resignation via Twitter was a hoak created by hackers who broke into his Twitter account according to Russian authorities. Image:

Hackers tweeted Medvedev's resignation

15 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Telefonica has finally sold its Irish subsidiary to Hutchison Whampoa for €850. Image:

Telefonica concludes sale of Irish business

17 Jul 2014

Angela Merkel's Facebook page has been disabled after widespread criciticism from Ukranians for pictures of her enjoying the World Cup Final with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Image: Wikipedia

Hollande, Merkel targets for Ukrainian Internet trolls

17 Jul 2014

Dismissed BES Chief Executive Ricardo Salgado is blamed for the investment in the holding company that led to €847m not being repaid. Image:

Shareholder digs hole for Portuguese bank

17 Jul 2014

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

16 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

John Hoadley, Taqua's Chief Technical Officer says voice-over-WiFi is a reality that offers advantages over using the cellular networks. Image: LinkedIn

Taqua solution for voice calls via WiFi networks

25 Jun 2014

YouTube's Robert Kyncl says the streaming service will start blocking artists and record labels that have not signed its onerous terms and conditions. Image:

YouTube blocks artists on paid music service

19 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Alumnia says multi-national companies are not paying enough taxes. Image:

EU says international companies got 'illegal state aid'

12 Jun 2014

TomTom's Corrine Vigreux says the new developer portal will allow businesses to provide customised solutions for users of its devices. Image:

Developer portal at TomTom Bridge

11 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

People are paying more than €1,000 for refurbish, simple and old phones in France as users seek simpler technologies. Image:

Forget apps, old-school mobiles ring in a comeback

26 May 2014

Oleg Ostapenko has the task of rebuilding Russia tarnish image and improve the reliability of its rockets after several explosions and lost satellites. Image:

Russian rocket falls back to Earth with super satellite

19 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

Inmarsat is to offer a free tracking service for all flights using its GPS satellite. Image:

Inmarsat offers global airline tracking service after MH370

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

KPN's Eelco Blok blames poor financial results on intensive competition in Europe's telecommunications markets. Image: KPN

Dutch KPN reports 98% profit plunge

29 Apr 2014

New of the World's Andy Coulson says he 'rubber-stamped' payments to a Royal policeman. Image:

UK tabloid's Coulson admits paying policeman

23 Apr 2014

Nokia has recalled the chargers for its 2520 tablet because of the risk of an electrical shock. Image:

Nokia recalls 30,000 chargers for Lumia 2520 tablet

22 Apr 2014

The EU Court of Justice has struck down a law requiring telecommunications companies to keep records of all calls made from that device. Image:

European court scraps phone, email data collection law

10 Apr 2014

Mobile company SFR is at the centre of a battle for control of its shares that are being sold by Vivendi. Image:

Bouygues boosts mobile bid for SFR, in French turf war

7 Apr 2014

The EU's Neelie Kroes says roaming charges between EU member states will be dropped by 2015. Image:

EU to scrap mobile roaming fees

4 Apr 2014

President Xi Jinping. Image: Wikimedia

China's Xi challenges Obama on spying report

26 Mar 2014

Vodafone's Vittorio Calao. Image: Wikipedia

Vodafone expands European empire with Ono takeover

18 Mar 2014

Arnaud Montegourg. Image: Wikipedia France

France's Vivendi favours Numericable in telecoms bidding war

17 Mar 2014

Free's Maxime Lombardini says he is committed to buying Bouygues Telecom. Image:

Iliad eyes growing French mobile share after strong 2013

12 Mar 2014

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