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Is big data coupled with mobile location undermining the fundamentals of the EU data protection regime?

There have been many voices saying that privacy is dead, as it is so easy to breach: content-rich transactions and social media data trail combined with our mobile location makes us an easy target for profiling and other types of privacy intrusion. The question is therefore automatically raised: how does data protection regulation apply to

Are consumers willing to pay the sustainability premium? Latest Apahia study

Have you ever wondered if it pays to source cocoa and coffee in a sustainable way? In Aphaia we asked ourselves the exact same question and have prepared a white paper on whether consumers are indeed willing to pay a sustainability premium. Find out more in this article and see how you can buy the

Aphaia in Delo: commitments would lower the selling price of Telekom Slovenije

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Dr Boštjan Makarovič reviewed for the Delo newspaper the proposal by the Slovene Minister of education, science and sport Jernej Pikalo to introduce to the purchase contract of the Slovene incumbent operator Telekom Slovenije a provision stating that any potential buyers must further develop the operator.

‘Connected Continent’: Full analysis of the European Commission telecoms proposal now out!

We are happy to announce that our full SWOT analysis of the Framework Proposal is now available, containing an in-depth review of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the 'Connected Continent' proposal.

Aphaia at FTTx Summit Eastern Europe: do we really need to ‘fix’ the telecoms sector?

Aphaia participated in the FTTx Summit Eastern Europe conference that took place in Warsaw from 7 to 9 October 2013. Read more about the event after the jump.

»Instant solutions appealing to users being sought«

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič commented on the European Commission’s plans to harmonize European telecoms prices for the Slovene newspaper Delo. Such harmonisation could have as a consequence a lack of investment and the downfall of small operators, agrees Makarovič.

Aphaia at FTTx Summit 2013: resolving the rural FTTx investment gridlock

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič spoke today at the IQPC FTTx Summit Europe 2013 conference in Berlin about the policy and regulatory options of resolving the European rural FTTx investment gridlock.

Aphaia and Ventura Team prepare strategy for developing high-speed broadband in rural areas

Together with London consultancy Ventura Team, Aphaia has prepared a study with the optimal strategy for developing high speed-broadband in the rural areas of Slovenia, an example of a country with early mass market FTTH investment and competition that, however, remained limited to urban areas.

Pravna praksa magazine: New Slovenian Electronic Communications Act – a local spin on the EU regulatory framework

In the latest issue of the Slovene legal magazine Pravna Praksa Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Dr Boštjan Makarovič writes about the new Slovene Electronic Communications Act.

Aphaia to speak at the 2012 FTTx Eastern Europe conference

Dr Boštjan Makarovič, Aphaia’s Chief Consultant, is to speak at the FTTx Summit Eastern Europe conference that is taking place in Budapest between 18 and 21 September 2012.