Policy and Regulation
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The European Commission’s report calls for a unified EU telecoms sector with radical regulatory overhauls needed to achieve harmonisation -
Jennifer Holmes at the London Internet Exchange says Kenya is powering up as a hub for regional growth.
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Capacity looks at sustainability reporting requirements that data centre operators in Europe need to meet and asks if the rules will have the impact they are intended to?
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New research from circular economy telecoms vendor TXO has found that the biggest reason for telecom equipment being decommissioned is the end of support contracts from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
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Singapore's government has announced it will increase the power available for data centres in the country.
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The state of Maryland has passed new legislation that will significantly boost its appeal as a destination for data centre development.
Forthcoming events
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Global 5G IoT satellite operator, OQ Technology, has been granted a patent for its IoT ‘wake-up’ technology by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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Mike Foster, the former CEO of Fujitsu A/NZ has been named as the new director of the strategic growth, defence and national security portfolio at Macquarie Government.
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Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction will be concluded by the end of this year or early next year according to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman Amir Azeem Bajwa.
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Public hearings are underway in South Africa today as the regulator garners industry feedback on its call termination regulations implemented in 2014.
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Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract in a move that will bring speeds of up to 100Gbps to the legacy network operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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T5 Data Centers is planning a 140-acre, 200 MW government and enterprise cloud data centre campus in Augusta, Georgia.
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Spanish tower company Cellnex has expressed its dismay at the UK competition regulator’s opposition to its latest takeover plan.
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Senegal’s telecoms regulator has fined operators a total of almost US$35 million for quality of service – though they are contesting the decisions.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it will look into Microsoft $16 billion acquisition of AI and speech technology firm Nuance Communications (Nuance).
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The latest opponent to Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm is a powerful agency of the US government.
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Rogers Communications (Rogers) met with Canadian telecoms regulator CRTC to make its case for its $26 billion merger with Shaw Communications (Shaw).
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Fourteen months and more than $6 billion later, TracFone Wireless is now part of Verizon.
