Digital inclusion, resilience and adoption take greater prominence in the new SSP, while there are less than subtle hints for Ofcom’s expected regulation of Openreach
UK IPO’s proposed framework for SEPs
The regulator is seeking to improve the efficiency and transparency of the standard essential patents ecosystem, reduce costs of dispute resolution and promote innovation for UK firms
Event debrief: Westminster eForum: The future for broadband and mobile connectivity in the UK
Industry calls for greater intervention to facilitate 5G rollouts, but urges caution around changes to the existing regulatory framework for fibre
Argentina’s neutral wholesale 5G network
Complementing operators’ own 5G rollouts, the programme reflects government priorities to close the digital divide while modernising the country’s telecoms infrastructure
Connectivity on trains and 5GSA: The UK’s digital infrastructure priorities
Ahead of completing a mobile market review and publishing a new SSP for Ofcom, the Government has unveiled its ambitions for the telecoms sector over the next decade
EU: Reducing the number of markets susceptible to ex-ante regulation
The EC’s fourth review of the Recommendation on relevant markets could herald the end of a more than 20-year sectoral framework
The midpoint of the EU’s Digital Decade
Though progress in infrastructure deployment remains debated, adoption and skills pose an undoubtedly significant challenge to achieving the EC’s 2030 targets
Event debrief: ComReg Conference 2025
Alongside further pushback against an overhaul of EU telecoms regulation, there were calls for the effective enforcement of cybersecurity frameworks amid geopolitical uncertainty
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
Sweden: Connectivity is key for digital transformation
The Government has maintained its plans to meet the EU’s Digital Decade targets while providing a wider strategy for the future digitisation of Sweden
