Although London is still maintaining a sizeable lead, Paris and Berlin are fast catching up. The gap could narrow down significantly in case of a cliffhanger Brexit. Data from PitchBook, a funding database, shows that despite Brexit, London has managed to cling on to the title of the top destination for technology investments in 2018…
Germany’s biggest network operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica Deutschland and Vodafone have sued the market regulator for placing new preconditions in the country’s 5G auctions which are to take place in early 2019. As per a report by German newspaper Die Welt, Deutsche Telekom has filed a lawsuit against Federal Network Agency for setting preconditions…
The court verdict will remain pending if Apple were to go on appeal. Qualcomm has also received a similar ruling from a court in China. A German court ruled has ruled that Apple Inc has infringed on Qualcomm Inc’s hardware patent and said, Cupertino can no longer sell some of its iPhone models in Germany…
Huawei equipment has a price advantage: sourcing from non-Chinese sources is likely to drive up costs. Security comes at a price. In a significant development, China’s Huawei is facing fresh headwinds in Europe following an announcement by Deutsche Telekom that it would review its vendor strategy; Orange has also stated it would not use its…
The ad operations of Google and Facebook in the EU will be significantly affected if the proposal is agreed upon by all 28 member states of the European Union. As per a European source, France and Germany have sought to salvage a EU tax proposed that aims to levy digital tax on large tech firms…
The move follows similar measures undertaken by the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. On Wednesday, Britain’s BT Group Plc stated it will remove Huawei Technologies Co’s equipment from its core 4G network within two years. The development brings BT’s mobile phone business in line with an internal policy to keep the equipment of Huawei Technologies…
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is pushing for the deal so as to retain earnings of large tech companies who use clever strategies and tax loopholes to evade taxes. On Monday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, the European Union plans on introducing digital taxes for large internet firms such as Google and…
BMW’s Oxford plant in southern England, which produced 60% of its vehicles in 2017, will take a significant hit. On Tuesday, BMW’s CEO Harald Krueger stated, he sees a 50% chance of Britain leaving the European Union without a trade agreement. In the case of a disorderly exit, BMW will be forced to shift more…
VW stated it will cover hardware retrofits for older diesel cars if its accepted by the owners. On Tuesday, contradicting a deal announced by the German coalition parties, Volkswagen stated it is not prepared to cover the entire cost of hardware retrofits for older diesel vehicles in Germany. “If hardware retrofits are accepted by customers,…
Owners of Renault’s disel vehicles which meet the Euro-5 or older emission standards are eligible to receive credits for trade-in for newer, and cleaner models. On Tuesday, France’s Renault has become the first foreign company to play a positive role in Germany’s anti-pollution efforts. Renault stated, it has begun offering German-owners of its older diesel…
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