The report finds good progress in giving national regulators the necessary powers, but that more work is needed in designing multi-vendor strategies.
UK Government to legislate to remove barriers to broadband deployment
The new law would give Ofcom powers to obtain operators’ deployment plans, and publish data about areas where rollout is not yet planned.
Dutch 5G auction raises €1.23bn
German Constitutional Court rules data retention rules unconstitutional
The Court found the current rules lack proportionality, and will mean the German Telecommunications Act needs revisiting.
Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027
In a U-turn from January’s 35% cap on Huawei equipment, the Government has decided recent US sanctions mean it must go altogether.
Arcep unveils draft review of the French fixed access market
The regulator looks to speed up copper switch-off, and to impose symmetrical QoS requirements for fibre.
European Commission prepares for Brexit
The EC has set out the legal situation for electronic communications providers across the EU and the UK in light of Brexit.
German presidency of the EU presents a new ePrivacy proposal
Germany will seek for an agreement on the purposes for processing communications metadata, including responses to future pandemics.
Telenor fined for anti-competitive practices in Norway
Telenor was found to be pricing out its competitors which relied on wholesale access to offer mobile broadband between 2008 and 2012.
European Commission adopts Regulation for 5G small cells
The Regulation specifies the physical and technical characteristics of small cells for 5G networks, and sets out a permit-exempt deployment regime.
