The task of introducing innovative 5G technology is an urgent one for digital development. This study perceives 5G technology from evolving global perspectives and provides a particular focus on its policy landscape in the UAE that includes state and other stakeholders. The paper starts with a...

Deployment of 5G networks is often described as a disruptive phenomena. Specifically 5G should enable new emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications. However, such applications require new regulation and business models to incentivize costly infrastructure investments. Currently, no clear...

EU has adopted a law on Net Neutrality (NN) ruling that Internet access providers should treat all traffic equally irrespective of sender, receiver, content, service, application or device in use. The 5G community is developing a network that can be tailored to a use case, meaning that it...

With the billions of Internet of Things devices connected via the 5G and other networks, loads of useful data are produced. However, the majority of these data are disappearing into the silos of cloud and IoT companies. This problem is exacerbated by the current economic system creating perverse...

There have been substantial technical and policy discussions about the spectrum needs of 5G and the necessity of expanding access to the higher frequency spectrum, including in the millimeter wave bands from 30 to 300 GHz. The focus, however, has been on bands below 60GHz, or at most 90GHz,...

The European Commission has recently sought to substantially revise how it regulates the telecommunication industry, with a key goal being to incentivise investment in high-speed broadband networks. Ambitious goals have been set regarding the availability and quality of broadband across the...

The implementation of traffic differentiation measures by internet service providers (ISPs) has raised concerns regarding net neutrality, potentially leading to discriminatory practices that challenge existing regulatory frameworks. The complexity of this issue intensifies with the advent of 5G...

Adapting traditional business models to be more cost-effective, and socially and environmentally sustainable – the triple bottom line of sustainable development – is becoming increasingly important. This applies to all industries, diverse and multidimensional sectors and activities, of which...

The aim of the paper is to discuss the challenges in the competition assessment of 5G mobile network sharing which emerge in addition to those which were relevant under 4G networks (or below). Chapter 2 of the paper briefly discusses the main types of mobile network sharing. Chapter 3 presents...