New security obligations on UK telecoms providers
On 17 November 2021, the Telecoms (Security) Act 2021, amending the Communications Act 2003, was enacted, with its provisions coming into force over time. The …
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New UK foreign investment law to impact telecoms, digital and data transactions
Summary By the end of 2021, many corporate transactions in the communications, data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, satellite and space technologies sectors (and some others) will …
Ofcom announces UK 5G 2021 spectrum auction results
On 27 April 2021, Ofcom announced the final results of the UK’s 2021 5G (700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands) spectrum auction. The auction raised …
Ofcom sets regulatory framework for voice services in the UK
Regulation of voice call termination in UK
EU and UK set out digital plans for coming decade
The European Commission has proposed a ‘digital compass’ to set its course for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030. The UK’s Department for Culture Media …
UK proposes statutory backing for Huawei 5G ban
On 24 November 2020, the UK Government started the legislative process for a new Telecoms (Security) law which will, when passed into law, provide statutory …
Ofcom sets 4 December deadline for UK 5G spectrum auction applications
In a notice published today, 18 November 2020, Ofcom specified that the days for receipt of applications to participate in the 2021 UK 5G spectrum …
Europe proposes lower voice termination rates
On 25 August 2020, the European Commission proposed a regulation to set Europe-wide (lower) voice termination rates of 0.2 euro cents per minute for mobile …
US restrictions sound death knell for Huawei?
The US has updated its rules to prevent Huawei’s access to commercially available chips that use US technology in a move that could sound the …
UK 5G spectrum auction date set for January 2021
On 3 August 2020, Ofcom confirmed that the UK’s 5G auction would go ahead, with bidding starting in January 2021. The auction is set to …