TELECOMS: Finnish regulator adopts decisions on markets 4 and 5 following Commission recommendation to amend remedies
(6 Dec 2012) Cullen International. The Finnish regulator, FICORA, has adopted its final fourth round market analysis decisions on the markets for wholesale physical network access (market 4/2007) and wholesale broadband access (WBA) (market 5/2007) following the European Commission’s October recommendation to amend the proposed remedies. Read more (subscription needed) ...
SPECTRUM: What regulation is needed for the Internet of Things?
(30 Nov 2012) Policy Tracker. In our second report from this month’s 4th Annual Internet of Things Europe conference in Brussels, we focus on progress in Europe towards establishing a policy framework for the Internet of Things (IoT) and discuss how stakeholder views diverge on what policies might be needed. Read more (subscription needed) ...
BROADBAND: EU plan could push up access costs for broadband challengers
(30 Nov 2012) Reuters. Smaller telecoms providers may have to pay more to rent space on networks owned by former monopolies as part of efforts to boost the fibre broadband rollout, a European Commission document seen by Reuters showed. Read more ...
INTERNET: EU defends open internet at Dubai international telecommunications conference
(30 Nov 2012) European Commission. The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) will review the Treaty for the first time since 1988. Since then the situation in many ITU countries has changed dramatically – in most cases the previously state-owned monopoly telecommunications providers have been privatised and competition introduced to national markets, not to mention the dramatic changes brought by the internet. Read more ...
INTERNET: Cyber-warfare: Hype and fear
(8 Dec 2012) The Economist. America is leading the way in developing doctrines for cyber-warfare. Other countries may follow, but the value of offensive capabilities is overrated. Read more (may need subscription) ...
POST: Deutsche Post opens first mechanised parcel delivery centre
(5 Dec 2012) Post & Parcel. The new “MechZB” is the first of 25 new facilities due to go live by the end of next year in Germany, to modernise the postal service’s parcel network. Read more ...