Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone are calling for more political and government support to boost the OpenRAN ecosystem.
New regulation for wholesale broadband access markets in France
ARCEP extends network sharing agreement between Orange and Free Mobile
The French regulator approved a two-year extension, which will allow Free Mobile to roam on Orange’s network until 2022.
French regulator sets out its future approach to wholesale fibre pricing
ARCEP will differentiate between new ‘fibre zones’ with different types of price controls in the high-quality access market.
ARCEP completes second phase of 3.4–3.8GHz spectrum award
The auction raised €2.79bn for 15-year licences – a price in line with other European countries for the same spectrum.
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.
Belgian competition authority suspends Proximus–Orange network sharing joint venture
The BCA issued an interim suspension until 16 March 2020, while the operators continue the discussion with the telecoms regulator BIPT.
