Eurobites: EU lawmakers give green light to digital oversight legislation

The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) has welcomed the passing of the two bills, saying in a statement that the "two pieces of legislation mark a significant step forward to restoring a level-playing [sic] in the internet value chain." On the DMA specifically it says that the Act will "create new opportunities for market entrants to compete on an equal footing."

Nokia has announced what it says is its first optical switch deal in Portugal, with Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN), a transmission system operator. The Finnish vendor will revamp REN's network using its proprietary packet DWDM/OTN technology. REN's optical transport layer connects more than 25 gas and electrical substations with 1,600km of optical fiber around the entire country.

The Netherlands looks like it may become one for the first countries in the world to enshrine in law the right for people to work from home via the wonders of digital wizardry, assuming they are not airline pilots or steeplejacks. As Bloomberg reports, the Dutch parliament's lower house approved the proposed legislation, and now just needs the nod from the senate to get on the statute books.

Deutsche Telekom has won gold in the latest fixed network test run by trade magazine Connect, which carried out more than 3.2 million measurements from May to June.

Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, is telling tech companies to start preparing now for the introduction of new online safety rules. Not a million miles from the EU legislation mentioned at the top of this page, the Online Safety Bill will introduce rules for social media, search engines and messaging platforms, as well as other platforms that people use to share content online. Ofcom expects the Online Safety Bill to come into force by early 2023 at the latest.

— Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, Light Reading