Tag: Telecommunications
The study reveals an alarming amount of sitting among university students
The study also found that students spent an average of 11 hours a day sitting, which is more than the average sitting time of young adults. Research suggests that long-term sitting is a risk to students’ health and well-being and can increase the risk of obesity, sleep disorders and mental health problems, for example. The […]
Denmark is still among the leading countries for knowledge jobs
Are you stalling?But the clouds may gather ahead. Denmark is one of just three countries (Iceland and Greece are the others) that experienced negative growth compared to 2014. According to the report, the Danes need to implement policy and reduce costs in order to maintain their position at the forefront of the knowledge nations. “The […]
Undersea cable between Iceland and Ireland
As reported by RÚV, the benefits of the new undersea cable linking Iceland and Ireland are greater telecommunications security and faster cloud services. The cable, called ÍRIS, went into operation yesterday and is the third submarine cable installed and operated by state-owned Icelandic company Farice. The first two cables are FARICE-1 and DANICE, which connect […]
The clock goes down in history
Síminn, the telecommunications company, has decided to withdraw its watch service, which has been informing callers of the current time for 86 years. The information was officially announced on the Síminn website, and the service stopped operating on January 16. The reason for the changes is technological development. The use of the watch service has […]
China has seen support for digital authoritarianism in Latin America
Chinese technology and expertise enable Venezuela and Cuba to exercise suffocating control over digital communications in the two countries, according to insider accounts and several international investigations. Venezuela and Cuba are doing more to block Internet access than any other government in Latin America, according to the US-based advocacy group Freedom House, which has documented […]
Two new ice rinks will be opened
Since 2015, the Icelandic telecommunications company Nova has been operating an ice rink at Ingólfstorg Square in downtown Reykjavík during the Christmas season. This year, as part of the festive season, two new ice rinks will be opened – in Hafnarfjörður and Reykjanesbær. The city of Hafnarfjörður will open the new Hjartasvellið ice rink on […]
Top positions in business, law and government
The student uprising completely bypassed Hans Würtzen, who turns 80 on Wednesday 6 October. The career began in the state administration – first the Ministry of the Interior, then the Ministry of Administration. 1974-1977 he was office manager in the Ministry of Finance. Next, he came to the Ministry of Public Works as head of […]
IT expert: Citizens pay too high a price with suggestions for teledata
– Now we have to read closely, in which areas the Minister of Justice himself believes that he is adjusting to countless EU judgments that have fallen in this area. – But immediately it indicates that the government with the bill will continue to monitor the Danes, to a degree that is not dressy, says […]
Police illegally set up cameras against property for 13 days
The Code of Judicial Procedure states that the police must first have a permit from a judge if they want to monitor a place that is not freely accessible. But it did not happen. The case appears from an access to documents that Ritzau has received from the Ministry of Justice. The courts must send […]
The new tunnel safety regulations have aroused criticism
Fjallabyggð (the region of northern Iceland including Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður) does not spare any attention to the draft new tunnel safety regulation, which is currently being prepared at the Ministry of Transport. According to the region’s representatives, the situation with different safety requirements depending on the age of the tunnel is unacceptable. In the oldest […]
Ericsson: Increased risk of losing in China
The telecommunications company Ericsson is now making a new assessment of the consequences for the company’s business in China after the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) excluded Chinese suppliers such as Huawei from the Swedish market. The risk has increased that Ericsson will have a significantly lower market share compared to the current market […]
New large American media company about to be formed
The new media giant, which has not yet been named, will combine Discovery’s range of documentaries and various forms of reality television with Warner Media’s broad holdings of television channels and film production. Discovery, for example, contributes nature-oriented Animal Planet and Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, while Warner Media owns everything from the news channel CNN […]
The prosecution puts an end to the dune razor in Skagen
It has not yet been possible for Ritzau to find out whether the 39-year-old contractor has chosen to receive the verdict. It was under cover of darkness at night until 26 October 2019 that an 18-tonne rubber goat drove around in dune areas by Skagen. According to police estimates, between one and a half feet […]
Poor coverage completely legal – even in villages without fixed telephony
Hundreds of P4 listeners dissatisfied with the reception for mobile phones in Västerbotten. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency wants a more robust telecommunications network. Telia: We follow all laws and regulations that apply.
A new kind of research project proposes young people as researchers and target groups
The research method is unique. Young people are hired to do research together with professional researchers. A participatory approach means that these young adults are involved in the different phases of the project. Among other things, they came up with ideas for the practical implementation of fieldwork, communication and reporting of results. The study compiles […]
Capital funds lose huge showdown against the Danish Tax Agency
At the Eastern High Court on Monday, the Danish Tax Agency won a settlement against five private equity funds that previously owned the telecommunications company TDC. The funds must pay tax on dividends that have been moved to Luxembourg. Thus, they have to pay tax of 1.05 billion kroner. It writes Jyllands-Posten’s business media, Finans, […]
Contractor received 10,000 kroner for leveling protected dunes
It was the co-defendant in the case, the businessman Hans Andersen, who had asked him to do so, the man explains. He knows the Aalborg businessman, for whom he has regularly performed contracting tasks. The sand transfer was carried out on the night of 26 October 2019. The two agreed on the task the day […]
Contractor claims to have leveled protected dunes for 10,000 kroner
It was the co-defendant in the case, the businessman Hans Andersen, who had asked him to do so, the man claims. He knows the Aalborg businessman, for whom he has regularly performed contracting tasks. The sand transfer was carried out on the night of 26 October 2019. The two agreed on the task the day […]
The IT association calls a new proposal from Hækkerup for total registration
He himself presented the sketch as a weakening of the police investigation work, but necessary to live up to rulings of the European Court of Justice. According to the chairman of the IT Political Association, Jesper Lund, the minister has, however, roughly examined the monitoring of the citizens that the proposal contains. – The Minister […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Canadian diplomats were today denied access to a high-profile trial in Beijing in which a Canadian citizen was accused of espionage. The case has led to a diplomatic crisis between China and Canada, which accuses China of arbitrarily detaining two Canadian citizens, after a Chinese top executive at the telecommunications company Huawei was arrested in […]
Nokia aims to cut 10,000 jobs by 2023
Nokia has announced plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years. The telecommunications company operating in Espoo announced its intention in its statement "reset cost base," The goal is to save about 600 million euros by the end of 2023. The company said the cuts will offset investment in research […]
SMHI issues class 3 warning for heavy snowfall in Västernorrland
SMHI has upgraded the weather warning for Västernorrland to class 3 on the three-point scale for the snow weather that is expected across the county on Monday afternoon. The warning mainly applies to Northeast Medelpad and eastern Ångermanland, from Monday evening to night to Wednesday, where there may be 40 to 70 cm of snow, […]
First class 2 snowfall warning this season
For the first time this autumn, SMHI is issuing a class 2 warning for heavy snowfall, and it applies to Västerbotten’s coastline tomorrow. 15-30 centimeters of snow is expected in combination with strong winds, and this can cause problems on the roads, but also with the electricity and telecommunications supply. The Swedish Transport Administration is […]
Restrictions close to halving travel to and from mink municipalities
It shows a calculation made by the telecommunications company 3. In the intervening week, special restrictions were introduced in seven municipalities with many mink breeders. Among other things, the citizens of the municipalities were strongly urged not to cross the municipal boundaries. The calculation is based on how the users of 3’s network in the […]
Errors at Nets cause problems with card payments
– It has been on the site at 22.00 and affects terminals and network payment, he says to the Norwegian newspaper VG. The cause of the problems appears to be a misconfiguration or error in the transmission of data affecting ISPs and telecommunications companies in several countries. It informs Nets in an update.
From Iceland – Nova’s nudity advertisement Iceland
The telecommunications company Nova has attracted a lot of attention with its new advertisement made by Brandenburg, Indicator reported this morning. The advertisement contributes to Nova’s smart watch sales, which offers a subscription for both Samsung Galaxy watches and Apple watches, focusing on how these smartwatches allow people to leave their phones behind and be […]
Säpo: “China poses one of the biggest threats”
On the recommendation of the Swedish Armed Forces and the Security Police, the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) bans the use of equipment from the Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE in the terms of the Swedish 5G auction. The assessment is that they risk damaging Sweden’s security through their connection to China. – […]
Huawei not included in 5G auction
The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) bans the use of equipment from the Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE in the terms of the Swedish 5G auction. This is stated in a press release from PTS. The conditions have been designed to protect Sweden’s security, in accordance with the new legislation that came into […]
Uncertainty about documentation postpones case of anti-Jewish vandalism
The court in Randers has on Thursday decided to postpone a court hearing in the case of vandalism against a Jewish cemetery in Randers. The court hearing with the closing remarks from prosecutors and defense attorneys will not take place until Friday. Judge Rasmus Damm justifies this with the fact that the prosecutor’s procedure is […]
Telecommunications company must pay for damaged cable after the trench cleaner
For four years, TDC has tried to get Hedensted Municipality to pay a bill of 23,489 kroner and 82 øre due to a buried telecommunications cable. But now the company must instead pay for itself and pay far more. The case has been conducted through three courts, and on Monday the Supreme Court made a […]
Dan Jørgensen: Telecommunications companies must ensure good internet coverage
Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen (S) says in a consultation on Thursday that it must to a large extent be the companies in the telecommunications market that must ensure good broadband coverage in Denmark. He says that the government of course believes that all Danes should have good coverage. – But when […]
FACTS: The FE case is linked to secret cable and the NSA
Document list from the Ministry of Defense shows that the ministry has been in ongoing dialogue with the Danish Intelligence Service (TET) since December 2019 about the FE case. Here you can read what the case is about: * In November 2019, a whistleblower approached the Danish Intelligence Service (TET) with information about unclean trotting […]
From Iceland – Still large parts of Iceland without GSM connection
There are still large parts in Iceland where mobile phones cannot establish a GSM connection. RÚV reports that despite a thousand visitors each year, areas such as Vöðlavík in the East Fjords do not have a GSM connection, which becomes difficult when, for example, tourists have problems traveling. Tour guides have reportedly criticized that there […]
The government is again planning to abolish the broadband pool
Again this year, the broadband pool of around DKK 100 million is in danger of being scrapped from the Finance Act. This is stated in the government’s proposal for the Finance Act for next year, which will be presented on Monday. Since 2016, the broadband pool has helped citizens get faster internet in sparsely populated […]
Possible to stop sales of security-sensitive business
Authorities such as Säpo and the Swedish Armed Forces will, from next year, be able to stop sales of companies engaged in security-sensitive activities in, for example, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications. This is what the government is proposing today in a legal council referral. – Some foreign states have used strategic acquisitions as a strategy […]
