Montana’s TikTok Ban: Debating Free Speech and Technological Legal Precedents

The US state of Montana has announced its intention to ban app stores from offering social media platform TikTok. This decision has significant implications for free speech and has raised numerous debates. Last week’s announcement by Montana is setting legal precedents, to which TikTok is now responding by filing a lawsuit. The company claims that…

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Charging Content Providers: Impact on Network Investment and Consumer Choice

The debate over whether telecoms companies should be allowed to charge content providers for carrying their traffic continues. Digital minister Volker Wissing praising the open and free internet, declaring he does not support intervening in the market. The European Commission’s consultation on the future of electronic communications and infrastructure explores whether big traffic generators, like…

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Transforming 5G Network: KPN’s Standalone Solution Unveiled

In mid-2020, KPN introduced 5G using the 700 MHz frequency band throughout the Netherlands. As a result, KPN’s network has been hailed as the best 5G network in the country. However, so far, 5G has been operating in conjunction with 4G. The network relies on a combination of 5G and 4G frequency bands on smartphones…

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