by Kane Mumford
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), an influential group of UK MPs, says the planned Emergency Services Network (ESN) is unlikely to be ready by December 2019. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Larry Stone, BT’s president of group public and government affairs, says the company has held meetings with the UK government to discuss post-Brexit telecoms policy and the UK’s relationship with the rest of Europe. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has proposed targets for improved connectivity in its report on 5G deployment. The report also offers practical recommendations on LTE and LTE-Advanced connectivity on roads and rail networks, as well as city centres. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
PolicyTracker understands that mobile industry association the GSMA is reacting to UK regulator Ofcom’s proposal to auction the C-band in stages by asking it to build in clauses that will avoid operators holding too much or too little spectrum. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
The UK mobile operator has released a video that encourages people to urge Ofcom CEO Sharon White to take action on uneven spectrum distribution. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
EE’s head of regulatory policy called on Ofcom to work with the mobile industry ahead of the 700 MHz auction to agree on any coverage obligations imposed on the winning bidders. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Ofcom has proposed that the operator be left out of the upcoming 2.3 GHz auction but O2 and Three have said this is not enough to promote effective competition. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Emergency services representatives also said they were less than confident that the UK’s 4G emergency services network (ESN) would be delivered on time. Motorola’s equipment testing will not start until spring next year. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
Matt Hancock, the minister responsible for digital policy at the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), answered questions on connectivity, universal service obligations and fixed and wireless convergence at the recent Broadband World Forum event held in London. Read more...
by Kane Mumford
As an influential committee of MPs launches a probe of the UK's emergency services network (ESN) programme, PolicyTracker has learned that a November date was agreed by all mobile operators for EE to release information on the location and size of new LTE infrastructure. Read more...