"The Internet should be made available for everyone, because it would serve the interests of European society; and it would also be favourable for the EU’s competitiveness, emphasised Zsolt Nyitrai, Minister of State for Infocommunication. Before the Telecommunications Council’s meeting on 27 May, he told the eu2011.hu that he considers it a great success of the Presidency that they have managed to agree on the extension of the mandate of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). more »

"Business Telecom (BTel) is providing satellite TV services from June 1, entering the market dominated by Digi, T-Home and UPC, the company announced yesterday. Kecskemét-based BTel expects to attract over 10,000 new subscribers this year by providing a full package of telecoms services, said CEO Krisztián Takács. more »

"Magyar Telekom has picked Ericsson to overhaul its network in order to enable the launch of 4G technology, for an estimated Ft 30 billion. The modernisation of the network will allow the company to provide its customers in Budapest and several other cities with fast mobile internet access of 21 Mb/s from the summer. more »