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General Election Stalls UK Tech Sector Growth
Worries over European market also affect growth, but UK tech sector still sees boost in profits
Notion Capital Launches £97m European Cloud SaaS Fund
$150m funding round from London VCs will focus on emerging and fast-moving cloud startups
Turmoil In Eastern Europe Holds Region Back From Cloud Upturn
But all other regions on the up as cloud infrastructure sales jump 25 percent in the first quarter of 2015
UK Will Be ‘Largest Single Data Centre Market In Europe’ By 2020
New report also forecasts data centre space in Europe to increase 20 percent by 2020
European Data Centre Consolidation Will Cause Seismic Shifts
"Telecity is only the beginning,” warns 451 Research as data centre battle intensifies for colo market share
Huawei European Research Institute To Spearhead 5G Development
Belgium-based facility will manage Huawei's 18 R&D centres with a particular emphasis on 5G
NetSuite Opening European Data Centre
NetSuite scales out for European customers, claims Euro data centre will help performance and meet data regulations
Apple Prepares Planning Permission For Irish Data Centre
Athenry, Ireland data centre to cover 263,000ft² as part of £1.25bn European investment
Moving AWS Data In Europe Is Now Even Safer, Claims Amazon
AWS’ Data Processing Agreement gets Data Protection Authorities' nod of approval
Building Data Centres in Europe ‘Won’t Solve The Data Sovereignty Problem’
Virtustream’s data centre data sovereignty claims caught on video at Cloud Expo 2015
UK Is ‘Sixth Best Digital Nation’ In The EU
European Commission report places Denmark top, and praises UK on availability of cheap, fast broadband
Apple Pulls All Online Sales In Russia
Looks like Santa Claus won’t be bringing Apple treats to the children of Russia this Christmas
UK Digital Economy Is Speeding Ahead Of Other Nations, Ofcom Reveals
Record levels of online advertising and spending recorded in the UK, coupled with high broadband take-up, usage and superfast broadband coverage
Google Shuts Down The News In Spain
Search giant pulls Google News following dispute over ‘tax’ on story links
Estonia Officially Welcomes Its First E-Residents
New scheme allows access to online services such as banking and healthcare, even if applicants aren't Estonian citizens
Is Google Set For A European Break-Up?
European Parliament proposal could see Google’s search business split off from its other operations
UK “Leading The Way On IoT Adoption In Europe”
Zebra Technologies survey puts UK ahead of Germany and France in embracing the Internet of Things
EE Becomes Europe’s Biggest 4G Provider
However operator also reports fall in revenues due to regulatory pressures
Estonia Opens Up Its Borders To New Digital Citizens
“E-Residency” card will allow anyone access to services such as online banking and healthcare
Interoute Snaps Up Vtesse To Extend UK Cloud Footprint
Vtesse network currently connects 55 data centres across 48 towns and cities
Samsung Halts Laptop Sales Across Europe
Deciding to focus more on mobile and tablet devices
Google’s BBC Blog Search Block Spreads Confusion
Google has applied the "right to be forgotten" to searches for a BBC blog - amid rising criticism
Roaming Charges In EU Fall Again But Confusion Remains
The EC reduces roaming charges again, but many UK mobile users are unsure or unaware of the changes while some don't know which countries are in the EU
Our Individual Data: The Overlooked Casualty In The European Elections
Think about data privacy issues when you cast your vote next week, urges Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open Xchange
EU Court Declares Data Retention ‘Invalid’
Rights bodies call for the UK to finally drop plans to force ISPs into keeping user information
European Parliament Backs Net Neutrality And An End To EU Roaming
Connected Continent package faces one more hurdle before it can become law, but European roaming is set to end by December 2015
EE 4G Roaming Arrives In Spain And France, US And Others To Follow
EE to bring 4G roaming to more countries by the summer, while LTE arrives in Londonderry/Derry in Northern Ireland
European Parliament Approves EU Data Protection Regulation Draft
Overwhelming majority of MEPs vote in favour of measures like the ‘right to be forgotten’ and increased data breach fines
Ofcom: UK Leads European ‘Big Five’ On Superfast Broadband
Ofcom says UK leads France, Germany, Italy and Spain on superfast broadband adoption and coverage