A partnership of four Canadian federal regulators published a report that examines the challenges and opportunities to Canada’s society that arise from AI-generated media, also known as synthetic media. The report includes several generalised goals the regulators would like to see addressed, but no specific regulatory measures emerged from the document. This Global Trends flash looks at the purpose and content of the report. It also highlights the implications of its findings for both Canadian and global policy.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is consulting on possible spectrum bands and amounts, as well as licensing terms and conditions for the next multi-band spectrum auction, expected in the country in 2026. The spectrum under consideration regards multiple frequencies not assigned in former spectrum auctions in low, mid and high frequency bands. In its consultation TRAI also discusses possible licensing options for the upper 6 GHz band in India, this Global Trends flash also highlights.

Over the past five years, China has been building a comprehensive framework to regulate online platforms’ activities targeting minors, this Global Trends flash highlights. China’s framework consists of several primary laws and specified regulations. Authorities in China are finalizing some regulatory steps to ensure the effective implementation of the framework. In 2H 2025 the Cyberspace Administration of China carried out two relevant consultations in that regard. The first would classify the types of content considered to be harmful to the physical or mental health of minors. The second would set a methodology for the identification of the online platforms considered to pose a high risk to minors.

Singapore’s fourth largest mobile network operator (MNO) Simba Telecom announced it agreed to acquire the telecommunications business of M1, the third largest MNO in the country. This acquisition marks the first major consolidation in Singapore's mobile market. The completion of the proposed transaction remains subject to approval by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). This Global Trends flash highlights the strategic rationale presented by the parties, the expected post-merger mobile market structure, and initial reactions from stakeholders. The deal reflects broader consolidation trends occurring in mobile markets across the Asia-Pacific region, including in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand.

This Global Trends Flash explains the Commerce Commission's proposal to eliminate wholesale access obligations for Chorus' remaining 68,000 copper connections, accelerating the transition toward complete network modernisation by 2030.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has combined five cases filed between 2021 and 2024 into a single investigation of Google. These cases concern various alleged anticompetitive practices by Google in the markets for online display advertising and ad tech intermediation services. The CCI has not set a deadline for its report. This Global Trends flash highlights key points from these ex post cases, which come as India also debates new ex ante regulation for big tech companies offering “core digital services” such as digital advertising. India’s investigation is part of a broader global trend, with similar cases also underway in the EU, South Africa, the UK, and the US.