Sharp is suing business partner Hisense, claiming the Chinese manufacturer is putting its name on low quality TVs. Hisense makes TV sets using the Sharp brand-name following a deal it signed with the company in 2015. But Sharp says the TVs bearing its name has broken US rules on electromagnetic emissions and that Hisense had […]
Gulf newspapers are reporting that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is again getting tough on what it says are illegal satellite dishes. The thrust of the complaints, from the City Municipality, is that dishes are unsightly and do little to enhance the urban appearance of the city’s rooftops. The City Council […]
Gavin Patterson, BT’s CEO, has expressed his fear that the UK’s exit from the European Union may have an adverse effect on the telco’s R&D capabilities. Noting that the telco is the third largest investor in R&D in the UK over the last 10 years (behind the two major pharmaceutical companies) and the world’s second […]
A new 400Gbps single-carrier based technology solution to transmit vast streams of data over core fibre-optic networks, the ‘motorways’ of the Internet, has been developed by researchers at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich. BT is demonstrating the optical network technology at its Innovation Week 2017 event at Adastral Park which runs from 12th […]
Karen Bradley has retained her job as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport following UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s reshuffling of portfolios following the UK General Election which saw her Conservative Party secure the most parliamentary seats, but not an overall majority. One of the most significant items requiring Bradley’s attention when she returns […]
Everyone should now be out of the prediction business: Brexit, Trump, and now Theresa May. The UK Prime Minister has seen a Parliamentary majority and a 20 point poll lead disappear and now has to rely on a tiny Northern Ireland party to prop her up. It is the biggest political disaster wrought by the […]
Trade body Cable Europe is urging the prioritisation of an investment-friendly and predictable regulatory environment following discussions on the progress of the Electronic Communications Code which took place in Luxembourg June 9th. Ministers from the Member States of the European Council discussed the Maltese Presidency’s Progress Report on legislation designed to facilitate
Jason Blasdell, a former technician working at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, had brought an action in 2016 against SpaceX alleging that he had been fired by the Elon Musk-backed rocket company because he complained that the correct processes for verifying rocket parts and components were not being followed. A Los Angeles jury, after hearing the […]
The Council of the European Union has adopted new rules to allow consumers who paid for online content services in their home country to access them when visiting another country within the EU. The new regulation will improve competitiveness by encouraging innovation in online services and attracting more consumers. It is one of the objectives […]
Trade association Cable Europe has welcomed the adoption of new rules which will enable cable customers to access their cable subscription, their favourite TV show or live football match whilst on the move abroad. The new rules form part of the Digital Single Market Strategy, and were first set out by the European Commission eighteen […]