Ahead of inevitable reform of Europe’s telecoms framework, the ‘pro-competition’ collective of challengers and regulators is providing a strong rebuttal to the arguments of former incumbents
In-market mobile consolidation in Romania
Operators have secured approval, subject to commitments, for a four-to-three merger following the Competition Council’s most important review of recent years
India’s new telecoms policy 2025-2030
The Government seeks to build on existing efforts towards nationwide connectivity, while placing particular emphasis on innovation, sustainability and the use of emerging technologies
US: Vendor restrictions in subsea cables
The FCC’s proposed reforms to cable licensing procedures would formalise the US Government's recent yet unofficial efforts to exclude Chinese firms from subsea projects
The UK’s Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecoms and spectrum
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
T-Mobile secures approval for UScellular acquisition
Though they reached the same decision, the FCC and DOJ took distinctly different views of mobile consolidation, with the DOJ warning of the Big Three operators’ “oligopoly”
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
The EC’s code of practice for GPAI
Despite calls for a delayed implementation of the AI Act, the EC’s much-debated code aims to outline a compliance blueprint for GPAI models
