The ACMA will regulate to ensure NBN’s rebates to retail providers are passed on to consumers.
Australian Government sets spectrum cap for the 26GHz band
The Communications Minister has directed the ACMA to implement a limit of 1GHz per operator in the next 5G auction.
Ofcom prepares for all-IP interconnection in the UK
As part of the wholesale voice market review, the regulator will require BT to set out a plan for migration to IP interconnection.
Spanish Government unveils €140bn ‘Digital Agenda 2025’
The new plan aims to close the digital divide, and to strengthen data and cybersecurity capabilities.
EC takes stock of EU countries’ implementation of the 5G security toolbox
The report finds good progress in giving national regulators the necessary powers, but that more work is needed in designing multi-vendor strategies.
UK Government to legislate to remove barriers to broadband deployment
The new law would give Ofcom powers to obtain operators’ deployment plans, and publish data about areas where rollout is not yet planned.
Dutch 5G auction raises €1.23bn
German Constitutional Court rules data retention rules unconstitutional
The Court found the current rules lack proportionality, and will mean the German Telecommunications Act needs revisiting.
Huawei to be removed from UK 5G networks by 2027
In a U-turn from January’s 35% cap on Huawei equipment, the Government has decided recent US sanctions mean it must go altogether.
Arcep unveils draft review of the French fixed access market
The regulator looks to speed up copper switch-off, and to impose symmetrical QoS requirements for fibre.
