Member states have approved proposals for a coordinated rollout of 700MHz spectrum across the EU, reports Reuters. The plan is for the rollout to be completed by June 30, 2020, though this can be delayed if a member state has particular reasons for doing so. (See Eurobites: EU Preps for 5G With Spectrum Sort-Out.)

UK mobile operator Three UK is to conduct a 24-hour trial of ad-blocking technology next month. Specifically, the trial will set out to test the ability of the technology to filter out advertising that damages customers' mobile browsing experience without adversely affecting their overall network experience. In the press release announcing the move, Tom Malleschitz, 3's chief marketing officer, said: "The current ad model is broken. It frustrates customers, eats up their data allowance and can jeopardise their privacy. Something needs to change."

The issue of data transfer from Europe to the US has reared its head once more: Now, as Reuters reports, Ireland's privacy watchdog wants the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to examine Facebook 's "model contracts," which are used by many firms to transfer personal data outside the EU. (See Eurobites: Facebook Faces Privacy Class Action.)

Tilgin AB , the Swedish home gateways vendor, has opened a sales office in Warsaw, Poland, to help drive the company's growth in central Europe.

— Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, Light Reading