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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The US federal government is planning to invest US$1.5 billion to help rural carriers replace Huawei equipment and boost Open RAN adoption.
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An Ark Data Centres venture has won a seven-year deal to provide hybrid private cloud services for the public sector in the UK.
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BT is looking to merge two of its struggling divisions as it looks to cut costs, but this could fuel tensions among workers as job cuts loom.
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Data centres will experience increased regulation and third-party oversight in 2023 as the world grapples with rising energy and water consumption, global data centre experts at Vertiv believe.
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Broadcom’s US$61 billion acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware will lessen competition.
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Orange will continue its heavy investment in Romania, following the completion of the spectrum auction organised by the country’s regulator ANCOM.
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Telstra Corporation (Telstra), Optus Internet (Optus), and TPG Internet (TPG), have been ordered by the Australian Federal Court to pay penalties of $33.5 million.
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Russian telco Tele2 has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Ericsson, citing a refusal to honour agreements to supply equipment.
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Tencent and China Unicom have received regulatory approval to set up a joint-venture (JV) according to a government announcement.
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Four Malaysian mobile operators say they have agreed to use the government’s state-owned 5G network, paving the way for an increased rollout in the country.
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Cellnex has agreed to sell 1,100 sites in the UK to Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) as part of its plans to buy 6,000 passive infrastructure sites in the UK from CK Hutchison for US$4 billion.
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The government of Zanzibar has signed an MoU with Oman Data Park to establish, manage and operate a data centre in Zanzibar.
