Light Reading Weekly #12
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Eurobites: Telia lands comms, data gig with construction firm NCC
Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Breton to issue privacy reminder to TikTok; Virgin Orbit misfires; Brits do the (side) hustle.
5G expected to cool off in 2023
After a few years of outsized spending and customer growth, there are growing indications that the big 5G providers in the US are preparing for a cooldown this year.
Airties CEO makes the case for managed, monitored Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 add capacity and improve the data speeds delivered on home networks, but the broader experience – down to the application level – is poised to take on more prominence, according to Airties CEO and CTO Metin Taskin.
Europe's telcos want to sell your data to advertisers
Ever used a smartphone app and wondered how an advertiser knew you were interested in buying a nose hair trimmer or some probiotics for your halitosis? It might have had something to do with software trackers installed in those apps by the likes of Facebook, allowing it to snoop on users, combine data and attract advertisers.