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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Interest rates, acquisitions and auction costs were the leading topics to be tackled during the CEO Panel Discussion at Metro Connect USA 2021.
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The Spanish divisions of Orange and Telefonica split the 20 MHz of additional 5G spectrum auctioned in Spain yesterday, each spending €21 million.
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The telecoms regulator of Senegal has told Expresso Senegal to upgrade its mobile network to 4G and to activate its fixed network.
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Huawei’s CFO has lost her court application in London to have bank records used as evidence in her Canadian extradition hearings.
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The regulator in Lesotho in south-eastern Africa is in the middle of a battle with the country’s biggest operator, an offshoot of South Africa’s Vodacom.
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Mexican telco America Movil expects to spend US$8 billion in capex this year, in part to fund the purchase of 5G spectrum in Mexico.
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Telefonica's O2 has been handed a £10.5 million fine from British regulator Ofcom after it admitted to breaching rules around customer contract terminations.
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Lawyers have set out some of the challenges that could be faced by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) post-Brexit.
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Virna Rizzo and Jordan Le Gallo, lawyers at Cohen Amir-Aslani, a member of Globalaw, explain the impact of Brexit on the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
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US senator Amy Klobuchar is taking on Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA) in an anti-trust reform bill that she has introduced into Congress.
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Both Orange and Vodafone have confirmed to Capacity that they are planning to bid for Ethiopian telecoms licences by the extended deadline of 5 April.
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Conexus Law has introduced a Brexit contract management and audit service to support firms specialising in the built environment and tech to overcome unresolved issues following the trade deal.
