Europe
RSS EuropeEurope-wide wireless broadband on the way
News EU politicians have backed measures to help create a wireless broadband service that could work across Europe. It follows calls by the European Commission yesterday to cut mobile data roaming charges in... [24 Sep 2008]
Europe sees telecoms prices fall
News However, Europe believes telecoms is not yet sufficiently competitive to be allowed to self-regulate. Roaming in particular has attracted Europe's ire. The European Union has given itself a big pat on... [21 Feb 2006]
Europe closes the door on the Napster ideal
News Designed to bring Europe's copyright laws into the digital age, the 15 member states gave their final blessing this week to new regulation which effectively outlaws music sharing sites like Napster. The copyright... [11 Apr 2001]
Europe Behind USA in IT Best Practice
White Paper A recent report1 by the European Commission noted that "Europe is not investing in productivityenhancing ICT as much as the USA". The report also claimed that the situation is worse for SMBs thanfor enterprises. [18 Jan 2007]
Europe holds back on IT investment
News The US is the most optimistic with six per cent, but Europe is more cautious with the UK on 4.7 per cent and France lagging behind at only 2.6 per cent. And this compares unfavourably to last year when a 6.8 per cent... [08 Dec 2003]
Europe bucks outsourcing trend
News Europe is bucking the "tough and uncertain" global outsourcing trend with increases in the number and size of deals, according the latest market statistics. While large contracts in the US are tracking behind 2002... [10 Oct 2003]
'Europe needs its own clouds to fight US domination'
News Viviane Reding, speaking at the unveiling of the Commission's Digital Europe strategy on Thursday, said 99 per cent of EU firms are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but only nine per cent of them use electronic... [09 Jul 2009]
US mobile growth booming: Europe all boomed out
News The US mobile market has continued to grow year on year and will not reach the saturation-point that Europe is currently experiencing until around 2005. Michelle de Lussanet, telecommunications analyst at Forrester... [11 Apr 2002]
PC sales: Europe outstrips the US
News Although everyone obsessed about China, Europe turned out to be a pretty good market for PC makers last year. PC shipments to the Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) region came to 72.6 million in... [19 Jan 2006]
Europe, the US, and taking the high-tech initiative
Comment It goes like this: Europe is slow to embrace new technologies, the US is fast; Europe is bogged down with bureaucrats, the US has streamlined government and institutions; if you want a technology, a... [18 Jun 2000]
Europe nears broadband saturation
News DSL connectivity across Europe remains on an upward trajectory, with broadband saturation soon to be reached, analyst reports suggest. Research from the DSL Forum found there are now 167 million broadband subscriptions... [19 Sep 2006]
Europe still shunning RFID
News Western Europe is still cool on the deployment of RFID but the technology is gathering pace in many vertical industries, analysts have found. According to a report by research firm IDC, some 12 per cent of manufacturing,... [16 Jan 2006]
Behind the Headlines: Europe's diversity benefits the cautious dot-com
News Consolidating a presence in Europe can lead to much greater maturity in the long-run. Richard Sykes, chairman of outsourcing consultancy Morgan Chambers, said: "I would keep my money strong in Europe and... [31 Aug 2000]
Europe embracing speedy fat pipes
News Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed broadband, according to the European Commission's latest i2010 progress report. EU Commissioner for information society and media,... [18 Apr 2008]
Europe slow to show interest in m-commerce
News The survey of 1,215 companies across Europe found only seven per cent currently buy or sell goods through mobile devices and 35 per cent of respondents claimed they had no plans to develop m-commerce services at all. [06 Feb 2001]
