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Australia’s telecoms regulatory has laid out its views on options for the future use of spectrum licences, expressing favour in extending most licences due to expire between 2028 and 2032. -
The UK government has unveiled its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a new legislation designed to bolster the nation's cyber defences by expanding regulatory oversight to include a broader range of digital services and supply chains.
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Ofcom has proposed major updates to its satellite filing procedures, introducing stricter requirements for low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations as the UK’s space sector experiences rapid growth.
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While the data centre industry is on the rise, operators have new hurdles to overcome: reporting requirements.
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Ofcom has unveiled proposed regulations aimed at accelerating the UK's fibre market by encouraging more investment in gigabit-capable networks and boosting competition.
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Brendan Carr’s revolution at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered a new stage this week as the agency chair unveiled plans to rip up “unnecessary regulatory burdens”.
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It appears to be the end for the CHIPS Act as President Trump described the Biden administration’s semiconductor subsidy programme as a “horrible, horrible thing”.
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Industry leaders at the Datacloud Energy & ESG 2025 conference painted a sobering picture of the continent's technological position, with critical technological and economic gaps threatening the continent's digital competitiveness.
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Ireland's energy regulator has proposed new rules that would force new data centres to provide power generation capabilities that would match their capacity demand in order to reduce strain on the national grid.
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India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has announced a major overhaul of the country’s telecom numbering system to tackle resource shortages, improve number portability, and reduce spam calls.
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A new Copyright Office report revealed that works created with AI assistance now qualify for copyright protection in the US.
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President Trump has revoked President Biden’s AI Executive Order as part of a day-one purge of his predecessor’s policies.
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The UK government unveiled plans to “throw the full weight of Whitehall” behind AI, including creating a UK-centric research agency and increasing the country’s infrastructure capacity twentyfold.
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The European telecom industry is at a critical juncture, but what does The Draghi Report mean for telecoms?
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK, Capacity rounds up more reaction to the news.
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Laws regulating subsea cables have largely remained unchanged for over the past 100 years, but why?
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval to use Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service to restore mobile connectivity in parts of North Carolina hit by Hurricane Helene.
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Ofcom referred the £7.5 billion UK cloud market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for investigation in October 2023, citing several concerns around competition.
