Digital Innovation in Pandemic Control (DIPC) - 11/04/2022
German Development Cooperation
Technical Community and Civil Society | Europe | Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic can only be brought under control through a joint global commitment. Vaccines are central to this, as they reduce the severity of the course and the further spread of the virus. In developing and emerging countries in particular, quite few people have yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus. With the delivery of vaccines, medicines and tests at national ports and airports (...)

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Corona crisis: networks stable despite high Internet usage - 25/03/2020
BNetzA​
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Germany
The Bundesnetzagentur published guidelines with solutions and measures for permissible traffic management to handle unexpected overload situations in the telecommunications network.
Guide on traffic management measures / Leitfaden zu Verkehrsmanagementmaßnahmen/ sonstigenMaßnahmen im Falle von Netzüberlastungen - 25/03/2020
Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Germany
Permissible measures to prevent possible network overloads. Zulässige Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung vonmöglichen Netzüberlastungen
Report on the utilization of the Telecommunication networks - Internetworks even in a crisis situation - 25/03/2020
The Federal Network Agency (BNetzA)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Germany
Since the increasing restrictions on physical contact, companies and authorities have been using the option of working from home, and schools are using eLearning. The thereby strengthened the use of telephony, video conferencing and streaming services was the reason for the Federal Network Agency to enter into a close exchange with the entire telecommunications industry (network operators and asso (...)

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