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latest news
08 May 25
Patchwork approach to 2G/3G switch-off poses challenge for IoT providers
Our IoT regulatory intelligence service provides a clear and comprehensive benchmark tracking the switch-off status of 2G and 3G networks in 66 countries across the world.
07 May 25
[INFOGRAPHIC] EU AI Act cheat sheet: general-purpose AI models
This cheat sheet by Cullen International provides a summary of the core provisions on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models under the EU AI Act.
05 May 25
National measures against spoofing practices in Europe
Cullen International’s research shows recent developments in national regulation against spoofing practices across Europe.
28 April 25
Global trends in 5G and beyond
Our Global Trends benchmark covers 5G policies, regulations, and commercial reality across 20 jurisdictions around the world. The coverage has been extended to include the Philippines and Vietnam from this edition.
25 April 25
FTTH roll-out in MENA expands with different approaches to deployment
Our latest NGA deployments benchmark shows that all of the 13 studied countries in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) have started to deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks.
24 April 25
Understand the EU’s VAT and customs rules for cross-border e-commerce
Cullen International’s new report explains how EU VAT and customs rules apply to imported e-commerce goods, as well as describing the customs reform package, proposed by the European Commission in 2023.
23 April 25
Tower transactions in Europe continue to draw competition scrutiny
The European passive mobile infrastructure markets have seen a large number of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, attracting scrutiny from competition authorities. Cullen International’s new report draws on merger control decisions to explain how competition works in the market and what concerns, if any, authorities have raised about different types of transactions.
17 April 25
Four-fifths of European mobile operators partially or completely sold their towers
Our latest benchmark analyses the business models adopted in 23 European countries, whether tower companies are registered under the general authorisation regime and if governments adopted specific legislation to stop foreign takeover of tower companies.
16 April 25
10 latest national developments in European telecoms regulation
Significant regulatory developments have recently taken place across Europe, particularly in the areas of fixed wholesale regulation and spectrum policy.