Though progress in infrastructure deployment remains debated, adoption and skills pose an undoubtedly significant challenge to achieving the EC’s 2030 targets
BEREC’s deep dive on subsea cables
The report details the application of ex-ante economic regulation to subsea infrastructure, expanding the contexts in which these cables have been discussed in recent months
Technological neutrality for the US BEAD Program
The NTIA will require states to evaluate projects on a technologically neutral basis, which could prevent rural areas from accessing fibre
The European Parliament’s tech sovereignty report
Beyond its focus on building the ‘Eurostack’, the ITRE Committee strike a middle ground in aligning with some but not all recommendations for the Digital Networks Act
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
UK: The BBC’s pitch for an all-IP TV future
While driving consumer uptake of suitable broadband will be a challenge, the switch-off of DTT in 2034 could present a unique context to bring longtime excluded consumers online
Protecting children under the DSA
The EC’s draft guidelines on protecting underage users set a clear expectation that platforms should be fostering safety within their services beyond simple age gates
Responding to the SKT data breach
The breach, and the resulting exodus of customers from SKT, is already destabilising a fiercely competitive mobile market
Europe’s first SIM farm ban
The criminalisation of SIM farms in the UK represents one in a range of regulatory interventions aimed at stemming the growing tide of malicious messaging around the world
Ofcom outlaws Global Title leasing
The regulator is the first in the world to ban the practice, issuing an immediate ban to respond to the disproportionate harm that UK global licenses have facilitated globally
