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Germany prolongs banning Chinese 5G equipment

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July 12, 2024
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Germany has announced plans to ban critical components made by Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks, citing security concerns. The decision – revealed by Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Thursday – will be implemented in two phases s…

Germany prolongs banning Chinese 5G equipment

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July 12, 2024
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Dutch 5G auction: KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo secure crucial spectrum

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July 2, 2024
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Netherlands’ telecoms regulator announced this week that KPN, Odido, and VodafoneZiggo have each successfully acquired 100 MHz of spectrum in the coveted 3.5GHz band. The long-awaited auction, which raised a total of €174.4 million, saw each operator s…

Czechia comes in with a nearly 800 million euro lifeline for railway hub

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July 1, 2024
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The railway hub at Česká Třebová has been out of the Czechia’s sight for many years. Its last major renovation took place in the 1960s.…

Poland opens the door for Ukrainian Railways

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July 1, 2024
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Months of blockades on the Polish-Ukrainian border have long shut the door for much of Kyiv’s transport to the EU. For Ukraine, which seeks to…

German Christian Democrats: “Road will stay main transport modality”

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June 28, 2024
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The German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) believe that the road will stay the main transport modality in Germany. The party said this in a parliamentary motion,…

Nordic satellites targeted by Russia after Sweden’s NATO accession

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June 21, 2024
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Swedish authorities have accused Russia of deliberately targeting the country’s satellite networks with “harmful interference” shortly after Sweden’s accession to NATO earlier this year. This information comes from a previously …

Nordic satellites targeted by Russia after Sweden’s NATO accession

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June 21, 2024
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ČD Cargo director: “A reverse modal shift would be imminent” with ETS-2

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June 13, 2024
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The EU’s Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS-2) could be a serious obstacle for the rail freight industry. It would be an additional financial burden but also hamper decarbonisation in transportation as a reverse modal shift could be “imminent”. The EU’s new emissions trading system, ETS-2, could be a serious burden on the rail freight sector.…

Freight to contribute little to billions of Rail Baltica-induced growth

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June 11, 2024
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Rail Baltica is an economically viable undertaking. While its projected cost has grown immensely in recent years, the high-speed rail line is expected to contribute up to 23,5 billion euros to the Baltic economies. Freight, however, is not likely to contribute much. An independent cost-benefit analysis (CBA) found that Rail Baltica will likely add between…