Though outages to popular apps like KakaoTalk are increasingly disruptive, few regulators have so far enacted policies to improve platform resilience
Event debrief: AI Fringe Seoul Summit
Panellists questioned the long-term aims of the international AI summit series while encouraging participants to consider the future direction of the UK’s own tech policy
Is a united approach to online safety possible?
While the policy position highlights the common role of regulators in making the internet safer, there remain challenging legal and cultural differences in defining harm online
Driving competition in Japan’s mobile market
Reflecting the efforts of its peers, the MIC will focus on improving prices and services, while also considering how to boost switching and device availability in a market that is characteristically oligopolistic
New mobile market entry in South Korea
After failing to meet their 28GHz rollout obligations, Korea’s incumbent operators now face competition from a new fourth player
Fair share: US picks up where the EU left off
With EU momentum largely lost, the US is considering increasing the number of universal service fund contributors, although legislative progress appears unlikely
Switzerland hits pause on mmWave
The Federal Council is taking a cautious approach to the release of mmWave for 5G amid concerns around health risks and uncertain demand
CNMC launches cloud market investigation
Cloud services are attracting increasing attention from regulators globally, which is set to ramp up with further adoption of emerging technologies
Reforming telecoms policy in South Korea in an effort to reduce prices
The regulator’s far-reaching strategy seeks to revitalise competition, while improving consumer choice and better aligning mobile data allowances with actual consumption
South Korea’s ‘Digital Bill of Rights’
The charter will be used by the Government to modernise regulation and to lead the international development of digital standards
