The Chancellor introduced a National Infrastructure Strategy, in which it targets Gigabit broadband for 85% of UK premises by 2025.
UK Government publishes draft Telecoms Security Bill
The bill follows on from the Government’s decision to restrict Huawei’s role in the country’s 5G networks.
ACM to deregulate leased lines in the Netherlands
US Congress passes bill to fund OpenRAN development
EC refers Virgin/O2 merger to the UK competition authority
Spanish regulator begins a new review of the wholesale broadband access markets
The CNMC looks to reduce the area of the country where Telefonica faces wholesale access obligations.
Czech Republic completes 5G spectrum auction
Finnish Government to launch new financial aid scheme for broadband rollout
The Government will allocate €5m in 2021, and struck an agreement with operators to improve connectivity throughout the country.
Swedish regulator suspends 5G spectrum auction following court decision on Huawei
The Administrative Court of Stockholm suspended the PTS’s decision to ban operators from using Huawei and ZTE equipment in their network deployments.
5G spectrum auction rules finalised in Portugal
The rules include significant incentives for new entrants, which sparked criticism from existing MNOs.
