We benchmark the barriers to mobile network deployment including planning restrictions, the renewal of spectrum licences, and the use of annual spectrum licence fees.
The policy response to network outages
We review the policy response to recent high-profile network outages in Australia, Canada, Finland and Japan.
The prospects for mobile market consolidation in Europe
We analyse the responses to the EC’s merger control guidelines consultation and consider the prospects for mobile market consolidation.
The economics of PSTN, 2G and 3G migration
We illustrate the net benefits for digital migration (both fixed and mobile) for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).
Regulating for cybersecurity in Europe
We analyse the complexities of the European cybersecurity framework and discuss where the impacts of regulation are being felt.
Deploying fibre to MDUs
We outline the actions from governments and regulators to tackle this particular deployment barrier.
Tech and telecoms priorities of the Danish Presidency
Reviewing merger guidelines
We analyse recent changes to, or proposals to update, merger control frameworks in Australia, the EU and the UK. We consider the aims of the new rules and how the jurisdictions compare.
The evolution of the EU’s DNA
We survey the (shifting) positions on the reform of the telecoms rule book from around the EU and at Member State level.
Allocating the upper 6GHz band
A number of decisions on how to award the upper portion of the 6GHz band in Europe are still pending. We analyse the approaches taken so far in countries including Brazil, China and the US.
