Eurobites: Trump Won't Trash Privacy Shield, US Officials Predict

The European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO) has welcomed the European Parliament's decision to allocate 700MHz spectrum to mobile broadband by 2020, believing that this is necessary for Europe to maintain a leading role in the development of 5G. ETNO also thinks that EU member states should be allowed to retain the flexibility to allocate sub-700MHz spectrum to mobile broadband in a "technology-neutral manner."

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT) has landed a contract with Renfe, the Spanish railway company, which will see the vendor deploy its ER-7000 antenna and attendant technology on Renfe's high-speed trains to provide passengers with mobile broadband.

Sweden's Tele2 AB (Nasdaq: TLTO) has appointed Stina Andersson EVP for strategy and business development, effective December 5. Andersson was most recently investment director at Kinnevik, Tele2's largest shareholder. Her brief will include oversight of Tele2's IoT division.

In a move that demonstrates the power of local branding, Ziggo B.V. , the Dutch cable operator owned by Liberty Global Inc. (Nasdaq: LBTY), is dropping Liberty's Horizon brand in favor of Ziggo, Broadband TV News reports. Ziggo says that focus group research showed that users of its Ziggo-branded services were the most loyal customers. The initial rebranding will affect Horizon Go, an app that offers live streaming TV on mobile devices.

— Paul Rainford, Assistant Editor, Europe, Light Reading