The IMDA announced that Singtel and the StarHub–M1 joint-venture have won the call for proposals.
New Zealand Government to invest in rural broadband capacity
Germany announces COVID-19 contact-tracing app in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom
The Government is adopting a decentralised approach for matching contacts, and relies on voluntary adoption of the app.
Australian government updates the policy for telecommunications in new developments
The new policy establishes obligations for the NBN and other infrastructure providers, which have to provide wholesale services where they are the Statutory Infrastructure Provider.
FCC proposes fund for 5G development in rural America
The USD9bn fund is reserved for areas unlikely to see timely deployment of 5G, and supports adoption of new technologies in agriculture.
Vodafone starts using 700MHz to expand 5G in rural Germany
The operator will use dynamic spectrum sharing, using the same antennas to provide 4G and 5G for the first time.
BEREC starts information gathering on OTT parameters
The Body of European Regulators starts its work to harmonise national authorities’ collection of data from OTTs to better understand communications markets.
Australia orders Facebook and Google to share revenue with media companies
The Australian Government instructed the ACCC to develop a mandatory code of conduct, marking a change from the voluntary approach initially set out.
UK competition authority gives green light to Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo
The CMA provisionally authorises the merger, noting that the circumstances with the coronavirus pandemic played a role in the decision.
