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Several European telecom giants are trying to compete with the USA's Starlink by creating new services and discussing the issues of strategic control over European communication networks, while their plans collide with technological ambitions and geopolitics. #EuroopaTelekom #Satteliitühendus #Geopoliitika (translated)

Telefónica, Orange, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom are exploring a collaboration to offer satellite mobile connectivity services in Europe, in order to strengthen the sovereignty and security of European infrastructures in a market dominated by companies like Starlink. #Telecomunicaciones #ConexiónSatélite #SoberaníaDigital (translated)

Deutsche Telekom plans, together with Telefonica, Vodafone, and Orange, to establish a European satellite network for mobile telephony in order to create competition for SpaceX's Starlink and to expand access to radio frequencies for European providers. #Satellitenkommunikation #Mobilfunk #Telekommunikation (translated)

Telefónica, Orange, Vodafone, and Deutsche Telekom have signed a letter of intent to explore a joint bid for satellite communication spectrum in Europe, with the goal of competing with Starlink and strengthening European autonomy in this sector. #Telecomunicaciones #ConectividadSatélite #Europa (translated)

Telefónica, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to explore a joint bid for the Satellite Mobile Services spectrum in Europe, with the aim of competing with Starlink and strengthening the security and sovereignty of connectivity infrastructure on the continent. #Telecomunicaciones #Satélites #Europa (translated)

Four mobile network operators, including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone, have agreed to cooperate in establishing a European satellite service for mobile phones, thereby competing with Elon Musk's Starlink. #Satellitendienst #Mobilfunkanbieter #StarlinkKonkurrenz (translated)

The Ukrainian army accused its American partners of delays in warnings before the recent Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv, while the Russian attacks resulted in the destruction of the telecommunications company Datagroup's infrastructure and serious damage to schools, clinics, and residential buildings. #Ukrajina #RuskiNapad #Zelenski (translated)

Tomas Kapler wrote that the company Apate has built a fleet of approximately 350,000 AI agents who impersonate trusting individuals and communicate with scammers for as long as possible. According to him, they gather information such as bank account numbers, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, phone numbers, and details about fraudulent websites and scenarios used. The company passes this data on to banks, telecommunications operators, and other institutions. Kapler reported that Apate has recorded over 2.5 million conversations with scammers, which together took about 17 years, and obtained more than 250,000 intelligence data points. He mentioned examples such as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which, according to him, saw publicly reported fraud losses drop by 76% after implementing the system, and TPG Telecom, which redirected nearly 590,000 suspicious calls to Apate's agents. One other Australian bank, according to his post, broke up 22 fraudulent campaigns based on the information obtained. He added that the company secured $8.15 million in a seed round in August 2026, just shy of $10 million in total, and planned to expand into London and the United States. Kapler also wrote that Apate expected the proliferation of AI among scammers would lead them to spend more time communicating with its agents instead of potential victims. Finally, Kapler asked whether a similar system would work in Czech. He noted that Czech models may not be as advanced, but older individuals might not regard any mishearing or misunderstanding as a sign of artificial intelligence. He also mentioned that fraudulent AI farms from India, China, Russia, and Ukraine might not recognize such a deception. #AI #podvodníci #technologie (translated)

Donald Trump, the American president, stated on Friday that neither he nor Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of the American aerospace, space exploration, and telecommunications company SpaceX, are responsible for Ukraine's limited access to the company's satellite internet service, Starlink, which has had an impact on its operations against Russia. #DonaldTrump #Starlink (translated)

AVM CEO Jan Oetjen emphasizes at the NetworkX telecommunications fair in Vienna the increasing importance of routers as critical infrastructure and calls for a stronger European approach to digital sovereignty in light of geopolitical tensions. #DigitaleSouveränität #Router #Netzwerksicherheit (translated)