Telecommunications

U.S. intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on April 20, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.

On February 1, 2019, the Washington DC Circuit Court of Appeals heard what is considered the most important legal case in the history of the internet. Its outcome, expected sometime this summer, will directly impact the flow of information and ultimately free speech.

"Phones are for connecting" Pope Francis told an enthusiastic Paul VI Hall full of students: "life is for communicating!", quoted by Vatican News.

The girls and boys, accompanied by family members and teachers of Rome's Visconti High School clapped loudly when the Pope turned his attention to their ever-present digital devices.

The average speed of internet connections in Greece has increased since last year but is still well below what is advertised, data from the Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) have shown.

It is expected that the auctions for the 5G frequencies in Bulgaria will be held next year, Radoslav Zlatkov, Chief Technical Officer of the Telecommunications Company Vivacom, told reporters.

South Korea launches the world's first fully mobile 5G mobile networks on Friday. Ultra-fast communications introduced through fifth-generation wireless technology will ultimately affect everything from toasters to phones; from electric cars to power grids.

The head of the Turkish Cancer Association has warned young people to use their mobile phones less.

The Traffic Police said on Tuesday that it handed out 649 fines within the space of a week to drivers across the country who were using their mobile phones while driving.
Police said that a total of 6,469 vehicles were stopped from March 18 to 24 as part of its "Violation of the Week" program to combat dangerous driving.

Reducing roaming prices with neighboring Macedonia and Serbia continues to be a top priority in the work of the Bulgarian commissioner for digital economy and society, Mariya Gabriel. Today she is in Kyustendil and she has a conversation with students of "Dr. Peter Beron" Language School, which she graduated, the theme is "Young People in the Digital World".

Only the youngest and oldest Bulgarians do not use mobile services through a smartphone, according to a nationally representative survey of consumer habits and the use of mobile internet. It was conducted by the Market Research Agency "Arbitrage" among 2600 people at the end of last year, ordered by Telenor and announced on Friday by the telecom.