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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Four years and three Prime Ministers since the referendum, and the UK is no longer an EU member state. From new regulations to the CMA and the investment potential in Dublin, Melanie Mingas takes a look at the impact
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Bulgaria is to hold a new auction for 5G licenses on 6 April, following a successful challenge in the courts by Vivacom.
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Ed Cooke, founder of Conexus Law, explains how he sees Brexit impacting data centres and how the industry can make its voice heard as new regulations are developed
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The principal stage of The UK's long-awaited 5G auction has raised £1,356,400,000.
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High Court judge Selby Baqwa says that he halted South Africa’s radio spectrum auction by regulator ICASA because the process was “unlawful and irrational”.
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The UK's Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has outlined its priorities for the year ahead, saying that its new strategy "represents a real step change in both its scope and ambition".
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South African regulator ICASA has been ordered to halt the country's spectrum auction.
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India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started work to replace the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933.
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Systems integrator Tyto Athene is to buy AT&T’s US government professional services business.
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The UK's first post-Brexit budget has seen the country step away from specific targets around gigabit broadband coverage and instead focus on the concept of the "digital economy".
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As Michael Armitage, CEO of Broadway Partners, writes the UK Government’s 2025 target is as achievable as national and local governments want it to be.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced the withdrawal of the US safe harbour proposal, paving the way for a digital tax on the likes of Google, Amazon and Facebook.
