(Telecompaper) The expansion of fibre broadband in the Netherlands is at risk due to competitive operators duplicating networks, the ACM warned. The competition and telecom regulator’s fibre market study suggests operators should cooperate more on the roll-out and local authorities can do more to stop duplicate networks.
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The rise of ‘drivetime dialogue’: families use car journeys to bond
Parents play an important role as ‘psycarlogist’ helping children find answers to difficult subjects. New ‘What Drives Britain’ research from Alphabet shows that parents spend over 5.5 hours per week on average with the kids in the carCar provides ideal environment for ‘drivetime dialogue’ with kids about issues they’re facing, from worries about school work to body image and mental health Travel time also allows kids’ minds to wander and ask imponderables such as: ‘Why…
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SME study: Companies wish for new financing models
Nine out of ten medium-sized industrial companies would find a financing model attractive in which the loan conditions are not primarily determined by historical financial ratios and available collateral, but by data that substantiates the performance of the investment and makes it verifiable at any time. The willingness to make the corresponding data available to lenders is high. These are the results of the third consecutive study “Industrial SMEs and Financing 4.0”, for which creditshelf,…
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This week in 5G: Safety questions, Huawei, and better home broadband
Scientific American is raising health concerns around 5G, Chancellor Merkel is avoiding an outright Huawei ban, but wants stricter vendor standards, and Qualcomm is showcasing 5G home internet hardware.
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O2 UK switches on 5G network, offers unlimited data with no premium
(Telecompaper) O2 UK has switched on its 5G mobile network in Belfast, Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Slough. The network will be extended to reach a total of 20 towns and cities by end-2019 and to 50 by summer 2020. O2 is launching 5G on its Custom Plans, with unlimited data at the same price as its 4G equivalents. The 5G network infrastructure is being rolled out with Ericsson and Nokia.
Tele2 cuts FY capex guidance after network audit as Q3 profit improves on flat revenue
(Telecompaper) Tele2 Group said net profit from total operations almost doubled in the third quarter, driven by the Com Hem merger in Sweden, with underlying EBITDA up by 5 percent on an organic basis excluding IFRS 16. Revenue and end-user service revenue were flat year on year. It has lowered its capital expenditure guidance range for the year and is on track to fulfil its other FY guidance.
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Fraud alert: Popular video app Snaptube needs careful watching
Secure-D discovers same developer code as seen in Vidmate case responsible for 70 million suspicious transactions in just six monthsLondon, October 17th, 2019 – Snaptube, a popular Android smartphone video app which claims some 40 million users, has been caught making millions of suspicious transactions without the knowledge of its users. The Snaptube app features the same piece of developer software code, Mango SDK, that was at the center of the Vidmate expose earlier this…
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