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France and Germany’s private 5G network partnership

The €18m initiative aims to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty as telcos and hyperscalers battle it out to realise the opportunity

5G and sustainability

The French regulator has shone a light on energy consumption of 5G networks and environmentally friendly approaches to using the 26GHz band

FCC to tackle long-standing broadband competition issues in the US

The FCC wants to outlaw exclusivity agreements between ISPs and landlords, but this and Biden’s wider broadband agenda will stall without a Democrat majority

Mexico prepares for its 5G spectrum auction

The multi-band award should result in a quick development of 5G in the country – but policymakers need to address the historically high costs of spectrum

Guidelines in Spain for disputes related to physical infrastructure access

They are designed to ensure access to physical infrastructure access is on reasonable terms

The prospect of a single broadband network in Italy has been revived

The Italian Treasury has endorsed the idea more so than ever. However, no one has yet addressed the regulatory obstacles that it presents

US operators face obstacles in using the C-Band for 5G

Safety concerns raised by the aviation industry are delaying Verizon & AT&T’s deployments after these operators collectively paid $70bn to use the spectrum

UK competition authority could block the sale of Three’s towers to Cellnex

In doing so it would be the only national authority to block a deal that spans across six countries

Italy’s broadband voucher scheme gets the EC’s approval

The second phase of the scheme will focus on encouraging take-up among SMEs, after an only partially successful first phase for households

Switzerland to include 80Mbps broadband in the USO

It will be the most ambitious broadband USO in the world, and require significant investment