Regulatory

The European Commission gave the green-light to Nokia’s proposed multi-billion dollar acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, stating that the deal “would not raise competition concerns”.

The European Commission opened two formal antitrust investigations into possible “abusive behaviour” by US chipmaker Qualcomm.

LIVE FROM LTE WORLD SUMMIT 2015: UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom admits it is having to build its future spectrum planning on an uncertain picture of how demand for frequencies will evolve.

LIVE FROM LTE WORLD SUMMIT 2015: The technology sector needs “future-focused policy frameworks” in order to support continued investment and innovation, according to Antonio Amendola, executive director for international external affairs at US operator AT&T.

France’s telecoms regulator announced plans to allocate 700MHz frequencies to mobile operators later this year, at the same time as a late rally in prices for this band in the now completed German spectrum auction.

BT and EE ramped-up the charm offensive as the companies’ planned £12. 5 billion deal goes through an assessment by the UK’s competition authorities, arguing that the merged company will create a “true UK digital champion”.

Two days into Germany’s multi-band spectrum auction, total bids reached nearly €1. 9 billion – so eclipsing the €1.