Tipping the balance? Assessing the competitive impact of platform exclusivity
Digital platforms employ exclusive arrangements as a widespread strategy across sectors such as food delivery, online travel, streaming, and gaming....
VODAFONE/3 UK: Signs of A new playbook for mobile mergers?
Interpreting the CMA’s provisional findings The CMA is concerned that Vodafone/3 UK will lead to increased prices On 13 September,...
Cloud on the regulatory horizon? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry
Cloud is subject to regulatory scrutiny To achieve the EU’s “Digital Decade” targets, significant investments in cloud infrastructure will be...
Reduced regulation for telecoms? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry
EU Telecoms regulation soon to get a revamp The EU may soon see a significant shift in telecoms regulation. Look...
4-to-3 – back to 4? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry
4-to-3 mobile mergers appear to be making a comeback in Europe after an 8-year hiatus. Operators have been calling for...
6 reflections on the recent designation of gatekeepers under the DMA
Highly anticipated since the DMA came into force late last year, the European Commission last week announced which digital platform...
Access to digital assets
At what price? Access to “digital assets”, such as data or digital platform services, has been a hotly debated topic...
The Digital Markets Act and the role of economics
The final version of the Digital Markets Act has now been approved. It represents a significant overhaul of the European...
Digital competition enforcement in the Nordics
Digital markets and platforms have increasingly attracted the attention of Nordic competition authorities in recent years. The interest had led...
Switching it up: a closer look at bidding patterns in the US 3.45 GHz auction
The recent US 3.45 GHz auction shows interesting bidding patterns that can have implications for auction design. The auction sold...