Earlier this week the European Policy Centre (with its partner the Vodafone Institute) published a new discussion paper looking at the strategic issues around European submarine cables and making some recommendations. Since it’s an area of work close to my heart I have reviewed and set out below – in
Continue Reading The Proposed European Strategy for Submarine Infrastructure
A recent decision from a Finnish district court has cast light on the legal and operational challenges surrounding damage to submarine infrastructure, particularly in contested or sensitive maritime zones. The case concerned the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker, whose crew faced criminal charges following an incident in
Continue Reading The difficulty of bringing criminal cases for submarine cable damage – the Eagle S case
Reproduced from an article by Mike Conradi and Christian Keogh in SubTel Forum Issue #141 – Finance & Legal (March 2025)
Due diligence is a crucial element of any M&A deal. The term refers to one of the activities undertaken by a purchaser prior to closing a deal, in order
Continue Reading Legal due diligence on submarine cables
Reproduced from LexisPSL News Analysis with the permission of the publishers. For further information visit https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/pslhome.
New mobile roaming alert – protections for UK holidaymakers
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Ofcom has opened a consultation that sets out proposals for new rules and guidance
Continue Reading New mobile roaming rules proposed by Ofcom to protect UK retail customers
In January 2023, DLA Piper published a further update in its series on Project Gigabit (“Project”), exploring the progress made by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) up to the end of Autumn 2022 towards national coverage of gigabit-capable broadband. Further detail on
Continue Reading Project Gigabit: Winter Update 2022
On 3 February 2023, Ofcom published guidance setting out how it expects mobile providers to conduct themselves during the upcoming switch-off of 2G and 3G networks in the UK.
This article provides an overview of the background to the switch-off of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, and summarises
Continue Reading Sunsetting of 2G and 3G networks: Ofcom’s expectations for switch off of legacy mobile networks
In September 2022, DLA Piper published its latest article in its series on Project Gigabit (“Project”), detailing the progress made by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) up to the end of Summer 2022 towards national coverage of gigabit-capable broadband. Further detail on
Continue Reading Project Gigabit: Autumn Update 2022
When entering a long-term services contract, the prospect of future political or environmental changes affecting performance will not be the parties’ primary focus. However, circumstances can change quickly and without warning, particularly in what may be regarded as more challenging jurisdictions. Whether due to regime change, civil unrest, military action
Continue Reading War, Coups and Hurricanes – Exiting long-term services contracts when conditions change
On 21 October, Ofcom announced that it was revising its guidance on net neutrality. Otherwise referred to as ‘open internet’ net neutrality is the principle that users of the internet should be in control of what they see and do online – rather than the providers. Rules on net neutrality
Continue Reading Ofcom consults on more liberal net neutrality guidance
In June 2022, DLA Piper published its latest article in its series on Project Gigabit (“Project”), detailing progress made by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) up until Spring 2022 towards national coverage of gigabit-capable broadband. Further detail on the overall Project can
Continue Reading Project Gigabit: Summer Update 2022
