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Conference debrief: ISPA ISP Business Summit 2023

Discussions centred on stimulating fibre adoption, reflecting the industry’s shift from a focus on premises passed to delivering connections and returns

Conference debrief: Connected North 2023

We summarise the main talking points from the Connected North conference that took place in Manchester during 17–18 April 2023

Spain: Orange/MasMovil JV heads for Phase II review

The impacts on competition, potential for higher prices and the EC’s preference for cross-border mergers all present a significant regulatory hurdle

Orange/VOO deal sparks telecoms restructuring in Belgium

A network access commitment secured the EC’s approval in Phase II, but further in-market consolidation now depends on the national competition authority

A wave of mobile market restructuring in Asia

While Europe pushes the idea of cross-border mergers, telcos will hope regulators follow Asia’s lead in approving in-market consolidation

Westminster eForum: Next steps for the UK mobile industry

Enabling consolidation, scrapping spectrum licence fees and departing from EU net neutrality rules were all highlighted as priorities for the sector

MWC23: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 2

Sustainability and digital inclusion featured prominently as operators renewed their calls for regulatory reform in light of significant headwinds

MWC23: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 1

Predictably, fair share dominated most of the opening day’s sessions, with renewed calls for consolidation a close second

ANACOM’s position on the Vodafone/Nowo merger in Portugal

Concessions on 5G-ready spectrum would probably be the bare minimum requirement to the transaction being approved

Canada’s Rogers/Shaw merger saga

In a concentrated market where prices are among the highest in the world, the divestment of Freedom Mobile now appears necessary to get the deal through