Updated EU Commission decision paves way for 5G on the road and in-flight connectivity innovation

As a result of the EU Commission updating the implementing decision on spectrum for mobile communications on-board aircraft, designating certain frequencies for in-flight 5G technology, commercial airline companies will soon be able to offer state-of-the-art 5G facilities on their aircraft, together with prior mobile technology generations. Travellers onboard flights in the EU will be able…

Ofcom releases latest Business Connectivity Market Review Consultation

Ofcom has released its latest Business Connectivity Market Review Consultation (“BCMR Consultation”), outlining its provisional analysis of the Business Connectivity Market, provisional Significant Market Power (“SMP”) assessment, and proposals for remedies. Key points to note include a commitment to implementing a consolidated review of residential and business telecoms markets and physical infrastructure by 2021, introducing…

Preiskel & Co and CEG Europe to co-host a seminar on regulation and competition law responses to concentrated markets and the forward-looking regulatory agenda

Preiskel & Co are co-hosting a seminar with CEG Europe on the afternoon of 11 September 2017. The event will comprise of the following three panel discussions: Regulation of Oligopoly in telecoms markets: Issues for infrastructure investment. Considerations of concentration on the value chain (use of networks by content players and ISPs and the impact on the…