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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Data centre operators, services firms and developers now have free access to hundreds of patents from three of the world’s largest tech companies under the Low-Carbon Patent Pledge, which is committed to tackling climate change.
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Australia has concluded the first of two spectrum auctions scheduled for 2021 – a year communications minister Paul Fletcher has called the "year of 5G".
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The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) is to build an $80.5 million data centre and computing facility for the state of Illinois.
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Allan Ruiz, the newly appointed senior advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at Access Partnership, calls for a modern approach to connectivity policies in Central America
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Concerns have been raised after Mexico's revived plans to collect and store mobile subscribers' biometric data, cleared another hurdle.
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After the news that SSE Enterprise Telecoms had rebranded as Neos Networks at the end of March, Capacity caught up with Sarah Mills, Managing Director of Wholesale and Smart Infrastructure, to find out why the relaunch took place and how it ties into the company's ambitious network and product expansion plans.
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have come closer to facing regulation in the US following approval of a report by the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
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In its latest move to reduce mobile prices for consumers, the Canadian regulator has said Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus must allow MVNOs wholesale access to their networks.
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Joe Mucheru, Kenya's ICT Cabinet Secretary has given the country's foreign owned firms a deadline of March 2024 to ensure 30% local ownership.
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The UK's newest regulator has opened for business, this time with big tech in the cross hairs.
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The EU has granted unconditional antitrust clearance for US chip manufacturer Analog Devices (ADI) to acquire Maxim.
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Known as the off-payroll rules, IR35 reforms come into force in the UK on 6 April. Michael Paulin, founder of Wolf IR35 Legal Services, explains the implications for telcos and project-based roles
