Internet Access Points in Italy face New Legislation
The Italian Government has approved new and more stringent legislation to monitor activities of Public Internet Access Points. The new law foresees implementations and procedures that provide authorities with visibility on users accessing the Internet from an Internet Café or similar public places. Recent legislation has also called for the archiving of mail server logs. […]
Firefox browser use expands rapidly in Europe
XiTimonitor has published a study showing that Firefox is truly taking off with European audiences. Norway and Portugal have been the fastest growers in the last with 19% and 15% respectively. Five eastern European countries score for the first time – Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Ukraine and Slovakia. Top scorers are Finland, Germany and Poland.
IP tv
Telecom Italia and Tiscali announced the launch of IP tv starting at a T.B.D. date some time between September and November of this year. Telecom Italia is now broadcasting Video On Demand via Rosso Alice 4 Mbit ADSL which they are planning to use for the newly announced IP tv service. The service will initially […]
Information on Broadband Access in Italy
“Osservatorio Banda Larga” provides updated information on broadband access in Italy. The website requires registration and provides up-to-date studies and articles from qualified journals and newspapers.
Seekport expands it’s reach to the Italian community
Seekport, the innovative European search engine which is already active in Germany, France, UK and Spain, expands it’s reach to the Italian community and launches seekport.it Joachim Kreibich has answered our questions in a brief interview in connection with the launch of Seekport Italy: 1. Would you like to introduce Seekport – who is Seekport […]
Web Agencies liable for trademark infringements on .it Domain Names
A recent ruling of an Italian court has caused turmoil in the online industry. A maintainer was tried and found guilty of setting up a domain name on behalf of a customer, who was infringing trademark laws of a well-known enterprise operating in Italy. In the online search industry the domain name may become a […]
Wi-max services in Italy starting 1st July
The Italian Minister of Telecommunications Mario Landolfi has announced the launch of Wi-max («Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access») starting next July. Wi-max will be available for an initial 6 month period on an experimental basis, in a limited number of regions, and selected cities (Piemonte, Sardegna, Siciliy, Valle d’Aosta and Abruzzo, the cities of Rome, […]
Opodo moves into Spanish
Big brand Opodo has moved into its ninth European market with the launch of www.opodo.es. Opodo is already well established in the UK, Germany and France – and already entered the Italian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish markets in early 2005 through two acuqisitions – Eviaggi and Travellink. Reported by Travel Daily News
Italians and the Internet
According to recent EUROSTAT research, the internet in Europe has reached an estimated 89% of enterprises and 50% of the population. Italian industry is in line with the European average, but Italians are not connected as much when compared to other European citizens. The report shows only 31% of Italian households are connected and regularly […]
Broadband brings cinema to Italian living rooms
Rosso Alice, a TELECOM ITALIA Company, has announced it will be offering online film vision before films reach Italian cinemas and movie theatres, thanks to an agreement with Mikado, starting June 22nd. TELECOM ITALIA has upgraded all ADSL connections to 1.2 Mbit/s and promised an even further increase to those subscribing to the Rosso Alice […]