An undersea communication cable connecting Sweden and Estonia has been "damaged by means of external force or tampering," the Swedish government said.

First Orion has recently announced its collaboration with Vodafone Germany in order to expand business adoption of branded calling in Germany.

The government of Latvia has pledged to assist Ukraine in restoring and growing its telecommunications infrastructure. Latvia, which is regarded as a leader in Europe's 5G development, wants to use its experience to help Ukraine rebuild its ICT networks.

One of the United Kingdom's leading business telecoms providers, Neos Networks, has announced two new data centers to its UK-wide fiber network, as it nears reaching 100 on-net data centers.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was hit with hefty fines at the start of the new year. A penalty of €390 million was assessed by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for Meta’s breaching of EU personal data laws on its social media platforms. Moreover, a Canadian court of appeals will allow a class action suit to be brought by social media users accusing Facebook of age, gender and race discrimination in online advertisements.

Nokia announced that Rolf Werner has joined the company as the Senior Vice President of its European region, reporting directly to Chief Customer Experience Officer Ricky Corker.

New plans and investments are in place to boost the UK's digital connectivity and put the country at the forefront of future telecom technologies.

European telecom industry leaders are urging EU policymakers to require technology and streaming giants to cover the substantial bandwidth usage they require.

Facebook and Instagram may be shut down across Europe, parent company Meta has said. The issue comes down to European data regulations that prevent Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from transferring, storing and processing Europeans’ data on US-based servers.

The European parliament and EU member states agreed on a landmark law to curb the market dominance of iconic big tech giants such as Google, Meta, and Apple. Serving as internet gatekeepers, these companies will be subject to new regulations starting on January 2023.