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Greece Faces Probe Over EU Recovery Funds Fraud
Greek and EU authorities are investigating allegations of fraud linked to the way €2.5 billion in EU funds has been awarded to just 10 companies in Greece, Politico revealed earlier this week.
The funds are related to the EU Recovery...
Ancient Greece
New App Brings Acropolis of Athens Back to Life
A new mobile phone app will enable visitors to view the Acropolis in all its 5th century BC grandeur.
The new app uses cutting-edge virtual and augmented reality technology, together with artificial intelligence and 5G to recreate the form of...
Greek News
Greeks Spent 4.6 Billion Hours on Mobile Phones in 2020
Greeks spent an eye-popping 4.6 billion hours on their mobile phones in 2020, according to new research presented on Thursday. In just the first six months of 2020 -- as the pandemic took a firm hold on society --...
Culture
Free Internet at Museums, Archaeological Sites in Greece
Access to high-speed internet at museums and archaeological sites in Greece will soon become a reality, thanks to a collaboration between the Greek Ministry of Culture and COSMOTE, the Greek telecommunications giant.
This move will push the country firmly into...
Greece
Cosmote Phone Hacking Compromises Data of Millions of Greeks, Including PM
According to reports from the Greek news media and Cosmote, the largest phone service provider in Greece has been hacked.
Reportedly, this computer crime has placed the data of at least 3 to 5 million Greeks at risk, including the...
Greece
Vodafone Greece to Buy Cyta Hellas for €118M
The Greek subsidiary of Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta will be bought by Greek telecoms giant Vodafone Hellas, after an agreement between the two companies that was announced Tuesday.
Cyta Hellas has been for sale and in negotiations with both Vodafone...
Greece
Cosmote TV Secures Exclusive Champions League Rights until 2021
OTE-owned Greek pay-TV service Cosmote TV, has secured exclusive rights to UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, until 2021.
All Champions League and Europa League matches will air exclusively on Cosmote Sports channels, as it has done for...
Business
Greek Pay-TV Suffers Losses Due to Taxes and Piracy
The Greek pay-TV market has suffered a rare loss in subscriber numbers, with 15,000 fewer customers at the end of the first half of 2017, compared with those of the previous six months.
According to Kathimerini news daily, this is...
Archaeology
Free Wi-Fi in 19 Major Greek Archaeological Sites and Museums
Greece's Central Archaeological Council (CAS) gave the green light to Cosmote telecommunications company to provide free wi-fi to visitors of 19 major archaeological sites and museums.
The highest advisory body on Greece's cultural heritage agreed that Cosmote will develop the...
Greece
Greece's 4G Coverage on Same Level as Australia
OpenSignal, the telecommunications coverage mapping company has released a new report regarding the state of 4G LTE coverage worldwide for the third quarter of 2015.
“OpenSignal calculates "time coverage" by taking a reading from devices every 10 to 15 minutes...