Luxembourg-based satellite communications provider SES and Singapore startup SpeQtral have signed an MoU to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long-distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe.

Vodafone Group announced it will build a new logistics hub to hold mobile and fixed network equipment for its European markets in Luxembourg.

German open source vendor SUSE has announced that its majority shareholder Marcel intends to take the company private by delisting it from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange through a merger into an unlisted Luxembourg entity.

The Luxembourg Government unveiled its intent to leverage satellite provider SES’s second-generation medium earth orbit (MEO) system—O3b mPOWER—as a satcom infrastructure for the country, its partners, and NATO in the areas of defence and security, and disaster recovery.

Microsoft has been accused of using a huge network of tax havens and subsidiaries to minimise the quantum of tax it pays in Australia, a report from a tax transparency group claims.

Australian telecommunications company Vocus says the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has no impact on the deal it signed in January which announced it would be the first distribution partner for the London-based global satellite Internet broadband company OneWeb in Australia.

Australian-listed space technology operator Kleos Space has successfully deployed its Scouting Mission satellites in orbit following a launch on India’s Space Research Organization’s (ISROs) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C49 from Chennai, India.

Germany's Dussmann Group, which offers services ranging from technical management, catering, security and cleaning to commercial property management, appears to have taken a hit from a gang of malicious attackers who have used the Nefilim Windows ransomware to stage the attack.

The European Union has told Amazon to repay €250 million (US$293 million) in taxes that it says the company received due to sweetheart deals with Luxembourg.

Nearly three months after the EU hit it with a €2.42 billion (US$2.7 billion) fine, Google has launched an appeal against it in the General Court, Europe's second-highest court.

The G20 talkfest has ended in Brisbane with a 21 part communique on a range of topics. International taxation is number 13.

Global solutions and services provider Dimension Data Dimension has completed the acquisition of European communications services provider NextiraOne as the company looks to grow its business through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

Website uptime monitoring firm Pingdom has been looking at visitor stats to find out where Macs are most popular. Australia is one of the top ten nations on this measure.

All smartphones suffer from reduced signal strength when held in particular ways, and the iPhone 4 is no exception, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Few owners are reporting issues to Apple, and return rates are particularly low, he claimed. But Apple has decided to give all owners a free case as this may help ameliorate the issue.