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Public hunting for quality internet

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 by alenasantalainen1

“I have problems with my Instagram and Facebook, it is not even possible to send a WhatsApp! Is your internet working?“ was probably most common question yesterday evening. The general public rarely understands how problems of one provider relate to the problems of the whole system. And I can almost bet that regulators around globe … Read more

CJEU: Zero rating offers violate network neutrality

October 6, 2021October 5, 2021 by monikakaceriakova

The Court of Justice of the European Union, CJEU, published important judgements regarding network neutrality. It responded to two German courts who are deciding disputes between operators and regulators over limitations of zero-rated offers. The CJEU considers zero-rated offers non-compliant with the EU law. Two German courts, the Administrative Court Cologne and the Higher Regional … Read more

Broadband map on Open Nettest portal

July 31, 2021April 24, 2021 by jozef2

There are several new interesting features in the most current version of Open Nettest public portal. One of those is the new broadband map. We spent considerable amount of time to understand how users use broadband map and how to improve that experience. Based on this understanding, we set several design goals that the new … Read more

Regulator gets more complaints about the internet service quality in Latvia

April 18, 2021 by jozef2

Latvian regulator SPRK published a report on consumer complaints. In 2020, consumer dissatisfaction increased by 33%, compared to 2019.

New zero-rated offering of Orange Slovakia

November 7, 2020 by jozef2

New zero-rated offering from Orange Slovakia in consumers' living room.

Slovak regulator RÚ investigates Orange Slovakia compliance with net neutrality for its new zero-rated offer, the watchdog’s spokesman confirmed for Zive.sk. Several mobile operators have offered zero-rated add-on packages since long. RÚ has considered them compliant with the net neutrality rules so far. So, what is different now?

Open Nettest Experts Exchange with focus on 5G

July 13, 2020 by jozef2

Martes Specure is aware of the challenges 5G networks pose on adapting of QoS measurement tools. Therefore the company organized the Open Nettest Experts Exchange on 25 June 2020. More than 40 participants from 17 countries discussed topics related to 5G readiness, high-speed measurements and complaint management.

Save the Date: Thursday 25 June 2020

June 8, 2020 by jozef2

Please take a note of the upcoming 2020 Open Nettest Expert Exchange. This virtual conference will take place on 25th of June 2020 in the forenoon. Taking advantage of the online format, a range of topics will be discussed and presented, including: Lessons learned: Marketing campaigns for crowdsourcing measurement tools 5G and the new generation of … Read more

European internet proves Corona-resistant

May 13, 2020 by jozef2

The Corona-crisis underlined the significance of connectivity. Europe feared a collapse of broadband networks due to a significant traffic increase. Despite that, the networks withstood the load. The recently published internet capacity report by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) proves that, too.

Poland contemplates VoD tax

April 22, 2020 by jozef2

Poland plans to introduce a tax on VoD services, reported spidersweb.pl. All streaming platforms in the country would thus pay a new 1.5% tax. Among them also Netflix or HBO Go.

Corona changes rules of the game in Austria

March 19, 2020 by jozef2

Austrian regulator RTR shows some flexibility in the application of the network neutrality regulations at the corona time. Namely, RTR allows operators temporary exemptions from the application of the network neutrality principle, reported Die Presse.