While some circumvention of forthcoming restrictions is inevitable, Ofcom has nevertheless identified four methods that could help prove whether a social media user is over 16
A local government-led mobile connectivity action plan
With London failing to meet the connectivity needs of a busy global city, the local government has identified a set of council-led initiatives to boost mobile coverage and performance
Event debrief: The Online Safety Act and the work of Ofcom
Online safety experts criticised Ofcom’s enforcement of the OSA so far, and questioned its ability to effectively implement a forthcoming social media ban for under-16s
UK: Ofcom clears (most of) Openreach’s fibre discounts
Ofcom has determined that the headline commercial offer may not allow altnets to recover costs and drive take-up, hindering the development of sustainable competition
UK: Assessing the impact of AI on telecoms customers
While Ofcom is alive to the risks that AI could pose to consumers, limited evidence of systemic harm has dissuaded it of the need for further regulatory intervention at this time
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
Event debrief: Connected Britain 2026
Tensions flared over the nexfibre/Netomnia deal and Openreach’s fibre discounts, as data centres and the UK’s future DTT switch-off took AI’s place as prominent themes for this year
Event debrief: Ofcom/ITP Mobile Connectivity seminar
The audience welcomed the regulator’s recognition of the need to improve mobile coverage and quality, and its renewed approach to addressing the challenges at hand
New rules for network slicing in India
The TRAI’s proposals aim to ensure that the delivery of premium services over a network slice do not risk a worse experience for other consumers
nexfibre/Netomnia: Responses to the CMA’s areas of focus document
Submissions point to a divide among the altnet community on the transaction’s likely impact on infrastructure competition, the retail market and end users
