rom 15 June 2017 on, using your mobile phone anywhere in the EU will cost you the same as at home. The long-awaited end to roaming charges within the EU was agreed upon by the Council of the EU and the European Parliament two years ago. The Parliament played a
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Priorities of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU
EU’s connectivity targets and 5G
n 2016, the Commission put forward new strategic connectivity objectives for 2025 as part of its digital single market strategy. These should prepare Europe for the roll-out of the next generation of broadband infrastructure with gigabit speeds, including both fixed and mobile internet access (5G). Once available, from 2020 onward,
Cloud computing – Policy and Economic Issues
loud computing is a model for providing information and communication technology (ICT) services (including servers, systems, storage and applications) over a network such as the internet. By taking advantage of self-service implementation and configuration, and flexible pools of virtual computers based on shared hardware in vast purpose-built data centers managed
EU: Developing e-books market
ith an estimated value of 151 billion USD, book publishing gradually evolved into a truly global business early in the 21st century. As yet, however, e-books are nevertheless significant only in a relatively small number of markets. These are led by the United States (13% of the book market) and the
EU-wide cyber-security rules
irms supplying essential services, e.g. for energy, transport, banking and health, or digital ones, such as search engines and cloud computing, will have to take action to improve their ability to withstand cyber-attacks under new rules approved by Internal Market Members of European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday. These rules, informally
E-commerce: Nearly 20% EU enterprises sold online
ccording to the Eurostat, in 2014 enterprises located in the European Union made 17% of their total turnover from electronic sales to other businesses or consumers, compared with 12% in 2008. As in previous years, EU enterprises engaged more in e-purchases than in e-sales in 2014, with 40% having purchased
2015 ITC development index – Korea ranked 1st, Montenegro 65th
nited Nations' specialized agency for information and communication technologies ITU has published annual Measuring the Information Society Report. The report reveals that 3.2 billion people are now online, representing 43.4% of the global population, while mobile-cellular subscriptions have reached almost 7.1 billion worldwide, with over 95% of the global population now covered by
Statistics: ICT usage in Montenegro 2015
tatistical Office of Montenegro - Monstat conducted two researches regarding the usage of Information-Communications Technology (ICT) in 2015. First includes Montenegrin Citizens, and another legal entities in Montenegro Citizens ICT usage survey which is conducted in households in accordance with the Eurostat methodology, covers households with at least one member aged between 16
EP: Building consumers’ trust in Digital Market
uilding consumers trust in online goods and services, improving infrastructure and promoting innovation are keys to unlocking the potential of the EU digital single market, which could generate €415 billion each year, Internal market and Industry MEPs said during a debate on Tuesday. Several MEPs also underlined the need to
EC: 5 million jobs in app sector by 2018
Commission confirms unannounced inspections in Internet connectivity services
The European Commission can confirm that on 9 July 2013 Commission officials initiated unannounced inspections at the premises of a number of telecommunications companies active in the provision of Internet connectivity in several Member States. The Commission has concerns that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that