The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) has introduced a new two-tier system for mobile alerts informing the public of potential security threats, LSM reports. Alerts are now either yellow or orange, depending on the assessed seriousness of the threat. Yellow alerts will warn of possible threats in Latvian airspace requiring no immediate action from residents,…
Latvia finally launched an early warning or cell broadcast system on 1 July 2025 after delays in the procurement process, LETA reports. The system was developed by Meditec for EUR 3.4mn under a contract with the Ministry of Interior’s Information Centre. The system will warn residents and visitors about natural disasters, military threats, or other…
Estonia’s state IT agency, the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA), has launched a mobile application for accessing the Eesti.ee state services portal, ERR reports. The new application will allow users to access the portal’s most popular services on their smartphones. The application’s use for official identification still requires a legislative amendment. The application is available…
Lithuanian mobile telecommunications operator TELE2 was the market leader in mobile voice services in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT), Telecompaper reported. TELE2’s market share stood at 45.9% in terms of SIMs used for mobile voice services. The company had over 2 million subscribers, which was up 1.8% from…
Lithuanian mobile operators criticised the government’s plan to introduce mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards as of 2024, LRT reports. The government argues that mandatory registration is necessary due to phone fraud and other criminal activity. Vytautas Bucinskas, head of business assurance at Telia Lietuva, pointed out that prepaid SIM cards were often used by…
Latvia’s Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB) has barred the state-owned provider of electronic communication services, Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC), to continue procurement and sign contracts for mobile telephony services, LETA reports. IUB told LVRTC to change the procurement rules. Earlier, mobile telecommunications operator Bite Latvija complained about the terms of LVRTC’s procurement, saying…