The new guidance provides a steer to industry on navigating upgraded wholesale speeds while ensuring consumers are informed about the limitations of their in-home equipment
UK: The Vodafone/Virgin Media O2 spectrum sale
The deal agreed during the merger somewhat reduces imbalances between the three UK operators while improving Virgin Media O2’s competitive and network positions
Norway: Nkom’s guide to in-building connectivity
Nkom advocates cross-sector collaboration, rather than regulatory intervention, to address increasing problems with poor mobile coverage indoors
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
Australia: Future regulatory direction for digital markets
Though the new Australian Government appears likely to continue its predecessor’s support the ACCC’s proposals, the timeline for advancing new regulation is unclear
New Rules: The UK’s DUA (Act)
Despite a contentious route to Royal Assent, the UK’s Data Act has been passed into law, marking an important step forward in the Government’s digitisation goals
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
Reviewing the EU-wide cap on call termination
Single maximum wholesale charges have benefitted end users while enabling deregulation in several Member States, with Spain and others due to follow suit