Remove ‘unjustified barriers’ to data flows, say 14 EU countries
Ministers from 14 EU countries, including the UK, have called for the removal of “unjustified barriers” to the movement of data across borders. Read Complete Article
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Public authorities will get clarity from new European Commission state aid guidance, says expert
Contracting authorities will welcome further clarity around the types of public investment and funding where potential state aid issues arise, particularly in relation to infrastructure investment, an expert has said. […]
Continue Reading →Supreme Court backs privacy injunction against the media in celebrity sex scandal case
Supreme Court judges have prohibited publishers in England and Wales from disclosing the identity of a male celebrity who reportedly engaged in an extra-marital sexual encounter with two other people, […]
Continue Reading →Ruling should prompt international companies to review their terms and conditions in Germany, says expert
International businesses operating in Germany should review the terms and conditions they rely on in the country in light of a ruling issued by a Berlin court, an expert has […]
Continue Reading →New UK Digital Economy Bill to address broadband, IP, government data use and direct marketing issues
The UK government will introduce new legislation to support nationwide access to broadband services, improved sharing of data across government departments, more consistent enforcement of intellectual property rights and a […]
Continue Reading →New Electronic Communications Code can transform rural connectivity, says expert
Proposed new rules for governing the installation and maintenance of electronic communications infrastructure, such as mobile phone masts, can help to transform connectivity in rural parts of the UK, an […]
Continue Reading →Flexible timeframe proposed for reallocation of 700 MHz spectrum for mobile services across the EU
EU countries will be able to defer the reallocation of a band of spectrum for the exclusive use for mobile services by two years under new plans being considered by […]
Continue Reading →UK telecoms industry encouraged to help outline infrastructure requirements for 5G
Telecoms companies have been asked to help explain what infrastructure will be needed to support the use of ‘5G’ mobile wireless technology in the UK. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Network and Information Security Directive set to come into force in August
New measures designed to ensure critical IT systems in central sectors of the economy like banking, energy, health and transport are secure are set to be written into EU law. […]
Continue Reading →IP addresses are personal data if ISPs hold additional data that can help identify internet users, says CJEU advisor
Website operators should treat IP addresses as personal data if internet service providers (ISPs) hold other information that can be matched with IP address data to reveal the identity of […]
Continue Reading →UK government to trial ‘open’ contracting on High Speed 2
Contracts relating to the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2), the new national high speed railway, will be the first to be made fully public, the UK government has announced. […]
Continue Reading →Plans outlined to boost Wi-Fi connectivity in the UK
More radio spectrum will be made available to help improve Wi-Fi connectivity in the UK, Ofcom has announced. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Cyber risk ‘a clear and present danger’, says Bank of England information security chief
Cyber risk is a “clear and present danger”, the chief information security officer at the Bank of England has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New law in Germany will further reduce liability of Wi-Fi providers for copyright infringement by users
The law is to be changed in Germany to allow businesses to operate open Wi-Fi networks without being liable for copyright infringement carried out by users of those networks, according […]
Continue Reading →EU competition authority blocks proposed merger between Three and O2
The planned merger between mobile network operators (MNOs) Three and O2 in the UK has been blocked by the EU’s competition authority. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Judge declines request to split competition law claims from broader patent dispute
A UK judge has declined a request to transfer competition law aspects of a patent dispute relating to technology for smartphone devices to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for adjudication. […]
Continue Reading →BREXIT: EU businesses urged to plan for impact of UK vote to ‘leave’
Businesses operating across the EU’s largest economies should be reviewing the potential impact of a UK vote to leave the EU next month on their corporate plans, according to experts […]
Continue Reading →BREXIT: Just one in four companies have Brexit plan, finds survey
Only one in four businesses have a plan in place for dealing with the risks of the UK leaving the EU, a survey by Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind […]
Continue Reading →Italian government outlines law to ratify Agreement on the Unified Patent Court
The Italian government has backed new laws intended to ratify the 2013 Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Australia to introduce 40% ‘diverted profit tax’
The Australian government is to press ahead with plans for a tax on the diverted profits of large multinational companies, to be introduced from 1 July 2017, it has confirmed. […]
Continue Reading →Reduced roaming charges, net neutrality come into force in EU
EU telecoms providers must cut surcharges for ‘roaming’ phone calls and data use in EU countries from 30 April, in preparation for the complete abolition of roaming charges in June […]
Continue Reading →BT must enable ‘dark fibre’ access to boost competition in business broadband market, says Ofcom
BT must allow rival telecoms companies access to spare telecoms capacity so that the rivals can deliver rival broadband services to business customers, Ofcom has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Volvo to begin driverless cars testing in the UK next year
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo will test new semi-autonomous cars in the UK from next year, the company has announced. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Data breaches are taking longer to identify, says report
It is taking organisations longer to identify breaches of their IT systems, according to research by telecommunications company Verizon. Read Complete Article
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