Vodafone Group Plc's ("Vodafone") UK subsidiary, Vodafone Limited ("Vodafone UK") and Telefonica UK Limited ("TEF UK") (together, the "anchor tenants") today announce the commercialisation of Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited ("Cornerstone"), the 50:50 owned joint venture company that owns and manages their passive tower infrastructure in the United Kingdom.
EU nations are 'progressing at different paces' in terms of security protocols introduced by the European Commission in order to ensure the safety of next-generation telecommunications networks, the European Court of Auditors has said.
HIGH TIMES electronic communications are booming A RECENT Scottish Tribunal result could pave the way for a fairer negotiating position between landowners and operators looking to install or upgrade telecom mast sites on their land. With more people working from home during the pandemic, demand for reliable and faster internet coverage has only increased, but heightened connectivity goes hand in hand with increased access to land to build masts. Since the reformed Electronic Communications Code was introduced towards the end of 2017, operators have had the upper hand in negotiating with landowners over accessing their land. The Scottish Farmer has previously reported on some of the ‘bullying tactics’ used by operators to push through agreements quickly.
According to Euractiv, the ECA has identified a worryingly divergent approach across different EU nations
Paolo Pesce, part of the ECA team conducting the 12-month review, remarked that although member states have started to develop and implement necessary security measures to mitigate risks, they seem to be progressing at a different pace.
Flagging issues: The European Court of Auditors has flagged concerns about member state s approaches to 5G security.
As far as the ECA is concerned, if Light Reading s gist of the Euractiv report is right, the European Commission (EC) has given EU member states more than enough guidance on 5G security, particularly when it comes to dealing with high-risk vendors translation: Huawei and ZTE to avoid divergence of this sort.
Since the pandemic started last year, European citizens have had to radically realign their lives to the new reality. For the most part, this has meant rapidly migrating our personal and professional lives online. With this comes a broad range of policy measures aimed at reinforcing Europe’s connectivity and heightening cybersecurity standards across 2021.
The pandemic also resulted in vastly accelerated profits for many of the tech giants, highlighting their dominance across online markets and provoking concern among competition regulators in Brussels.
This, alongside a renewed commitment to further harmonizing rules for online services, contributed to the conception and presentation of the EU’s landmark Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act ahead of the Christmas break.