Seven year itch. British mobile operator to buy remaining shares in Kabel for £1.9 billion ($2.6 billion) to halt legal action
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Germany Opens Competition Probe Into Facebook And Oculus
German competition authority reacts after company requires Facebook login to use new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets
Amazon Workers In German Strike On ‘Prime’ Day
German trade union Verdi urges workers to conduct two day strike over pay and conditions during Amazon ‘Prime Day’ sales event
Germany To Toughen Scrutiny Of Huawei
Berlin is aiming for tougher oversight of Huawei, but stops short of an outright ban, as part of strategy to handle ‘high risk vendors’
Patient Dies In Germany After Hospital Ransomware Attack
Real world consequence of ransomware attacks. A female patient has died as a result of a cyberattack at a German hospital
Facebook Halts Oculus Sales In Germany Over Privacy Concerns
German regulator slams decision to require virtual reality headset users to have FB account, so Facebook halts sales in Germany
Wirecard Collapse Puts Pressure On Germany’s Finance Minister
One of Germany’s most prominent politicians comes under fire for ‘failure of responsibility’ after Wirecard falls into insolvency amidst fraud allegations
German Court Strikes Down Telecoms Data Access Law
Current laws give security services ‘excessive’ access to citizens’ data, finds top court, giving government until end of 2021 to bring in higher thresholds
Role Of Wirecard Supervisors To Be Probed By EU
The actions of financial supervisors responsible during the Wirecard collapse should be investigated, says senior EU official
Former Wirecard CEO Released From Jail
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun walks free after arrest on Monday for allegedly falsifying the accounts for the German fintech firm
Apple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy Furore
Native coronavirus contact-tracing tech set to make official debut in the next few days as UK and Germany differ on triggering ‘positive’ alerts
Angela Merkel Slams ‘Outrageous’ Russian Hacking
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed she was targeted by hackers, linked to Russia’s military intelligence (GRU) agency
VE Day 2020: Bletchley Park Reveals Last Decoded Nazi Message
Final encrypted message sent by Nazi military unit in the final days of the Second War World in Europe has been revealed by GCHQ
Germany Issues Arrest Warrant For Russian Hacker Of Bundestag
GRU Officer Dmitry Badin, who is also wanted in the US for hacking Hillary Clinton’s emails, is now wanted by Germany for Bundestag cyberattack in 2015
Coronavirus: Operators Share Location Data With Health Authorities
European mobile operators are sharing location data with health authorities in certain European countries to limit the spread of the pandemic
IBM To Build Europe’s First Quantum Computer In Germany
IBM to build Q System One quantum computer at Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart, allowing European researchers local access the tech
German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report
Huawei could be allowed to supply 5G equipment to German mobile operators, a strategy paper from German lawmakers has revealed
Uber Banned In Germany After Court Ruling
Uber’s ride-hailing services in Germany have been banned in seven cities after a court found it lacks appropriate licence
Germany Delays Huawei 5G Decision
German government delays Huawei 5G decision until 2020, despite pressure from local operators against ban
German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas
Amazon could be facing possible strike action in Germany, after Verdi trade union calls for walkout at key distribution hub
Telefonica Deutschland Opts For Nokia, Huawei 5G Kit
Unlike its counterpart in the UK, O2 in Germany opts to use 5G equipment from Huawei, despite ongoing US pressure on its allies
France, Germany Want European Alternative To US Cloud Giants
European powerhouses urge local cloud alternative to the likes of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
German 5G Rules Do Not Bar Huawei
Good news for Chinese networking giant as German telecom rules for 5G networks do not ban Huawei
Thousands On Twitch See Gunman’s Shooting Spree In Germany
Thousands watch gunman’s video of attack outside German synagogue, before Twitch pulls the video
IFA 2019: DT’s 5G Network Switched On In Germany
Deutsche Telekom has switched on 5G networks in five German cities, including Berlin and Munich
German Industrial Giants Attacked By Chinese Hackers – Report
Blue chip German industrial firms have confirmed cyber attacks, which are being blamed on state-backed Chinese group
Vodafone Expands UK’s 5G Network
5G network expanded into 15 towns and cities in the UK, coupled with 55 locations in Europe
Huawei invests more than 100 million euros annually in Germany
Huaweis’s investments in research and development grew from 31 million euros in 2013 to 112 million euros in 2017.
Bitkom: 73 percent of German companies use Cloud Computing
The proportion of companies using cloud computing has risen by 7 percent compared to the previous year, while 54 percent of companies surveyed by Bitkom and KPMG confirm an increase in data security.
German Operators Lambast 5G Spectrum Auction ‘Disaster’
Operators face £6bn payout and stringent regulatory burden as they prepare to deploy next-generation networks