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There are wider factors shaping the future communications environment than just the mobile manufacturers and operators. The environment that they exist in is increasingly shaped by regulatory policy that controls mergers, obligations, prices and competition to varying degrees. And as I discussed in the first part of this article (Intermedia, April 2017), there is a… [Read More]

Africa is the cockpit of change in terms of the global digital transformation. Internet users have gone from a few thousand to millions over the past decade. But it is often easier to see the barriers to digital development – including education, income, and lack of access to electricity – than it is to understand the… [Read More]

Q. Mr Viola, you are Director General of DG CONNECT covering Communications Networks, Content and Technology, for the whole of the European Union. This is a vast project and your remit is so wide-ranging. What would you say are the top three objectives of DG CONNECT and how have they changed over the last three… [Read More]

THE WORLD AS A WHOLE Large countries and institutions such as the US and the European Union are world leaders in researching and developing regulatory policy for the digital economy. They also have an advantage in being able to apply rules across a large population and bring considerable resources to bear on pressing issues such… [Read More]

There are flaws in the vision for 5G. I suggest that users do not value faster speed and that the need for capacity growth will in any case end shortly after 5G’s widespread adoption. But there are a number of visions for 5G that are needed, such as enhanced coverage. Here I discuss these elements… [Read More]

Interview with Mr Tan Kiat How, CEO of the InfoComm Media Development Authority, Singapore Q. Singapore has long been looked to as a leading light in the communications sector, both for regulating and promoting the industry. Yet it has taken a while to bring its regulation into the converged world – why is that? and… [Read More]