India, April 16 -- Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: German auction latest; US takes 'softer' approach on Huawei front; how the Notre-Dame fire confused YouTube's algorithm.
Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hoettges has teamed up with BMW boss Harald Krueger to pen a letter warning the German government that opting to use WiFi technology in connected cars is a bad idea that will leave Europe trailing in the wake of rivals such as China. As Reuters reports, the European Commission has recently nailed its colors to the WiFi mast for the development of connected-car technology, though the European Parliament's transport committee has already rejected the Commission's proposal.
Bidding in Germany's 5G spectrum auction stood at E5.3 billion ...