An annual update of industry investment and revenue trends offers country-level input to the wider debate on the financial health of European telecoms
Hungary: Cycle testing mobile coverage
The NMHH’s novel way of testing mobile coverage breaks away from a peloton of international approaches that have tended to rely on theoretical projections
The auctioning of expiring spectrum licences in Switzerland
As ComCom aims to ensure that the award of a scarce resource generates an appropriate level of revenue, operators are reluctant to repay for access to key bands so soon after the original auction
South Korea: Future-facing spectrum reallocation
MSIT policy aims to facilitate 3G, and eventually 4G, network retirement while using rollout-linked discounting to boost 5GSA coverage
Nkom’s “clear warning” on the 2G shutdown
The regulator sees no reason to stop Telia’s 2025 shutdown, considering it a learning opportunity ahead of the final switch-off of all 2G services in 2027
Connectivity on trains and 5GSA: The UK’s digital infrastructure priorities
Ahead of completing a mobile market review and publishing a new SSP for Ofcom, the Government has unveiled its ambitions for the telecoms sector over the next decade
India: Rating properties for their connectivity credentials
The regulator’s property rating system seeks to incentivise investment in improving indoor 4G and 5G connectivity, which lags behind recent advances in outdoor mobile coverage
Funding broadband in rural Australia
The ACCC’s proposals would affect the costs facing both NBN Co and its competitors, while having price implications for broadband consumers
Event debrief: UKTIN Telecoms Commercialisation & Network Economics
Telecoms is recognised as a tough sector to be in, with high capex requirements, minimal returns and limited attraction for investors
Is it too early to deregulate fibre services?
The Commerce Commission intends to maintain wholesale regulation in New Zealand until 2029, but technological developments may open the door to future changes in the rules
