Tag: Internet access
“The monopoly of the digital giants is eroding too slowly”
Lhe law and justice are the foundation of life in society, but judges are humans like any other and the consistency of their decisions is not mechanical. This inconstancy of…
“The current model of Internet governance is outdated”
Rashid Ismailov, former deputy minister of telecoms in Russia, was, in September 2022, the unsuccessful candidate for the post of secretary general of the International Telecom Union (ITU), a United…
Why the quest for digital sovereignty on the Internet threatens American hegemony
At the beginning of November, China held its 10th with great fanfare.e World Internet Conference (WIC). Global, really? This event was in fact the response of Chinese President Xi Jinping…
China promotes its own standard to gain “mastery”
The fate of the Internet is beginning to turn into a confrontation between the United States and China within the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), one of the agencies of the…
Storms reveal the vulnerability of telecom networks
An Enedis technician repairs a power line damaged by falling trees during storm Domingos, in Salleboeuf (Gironde), November 7, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP A week after the passage of…
Orange receives a record fine
An Orange technician in front of a fiber cabinet, in Lingolsheim (Bas-Rhin), April 3, 2023. LAURENT REA / PHOTOPQR / DNA / MAXPPP Already tense, relations between Orange and the…
The closure of Orange’s copper network is accelerating, concerns are growing
Orange employees remove copper telecommunications cables, before installing fiber, in Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine), November 2, 2023. BENJAMIN GIRETTE FOR “THE WORLD” Protected by tarpaulin barriers, the four Orange technicians busy in…
Halys, the SME that fits 5G into a simple suitcase
A 4G 5G LTE – PMR tactical case from Halys. JULIEN CÉLICE / HALYS It’s a plastic suitcase, no bigger than a briefcase. Inside, a screen, two connectors and a…