Primary Domain
Policy
Within the Primary Domain facet, Policy intelligence groups reporting by primary domain so readers can follow a focused area of internet infrastructure, governance, connectivity markets, or digital capital. The page brings together related articles, public evidence, institutions, companies, people, regional exposure, operating dependencies, and market context that may otherwise sit across separate category pages. It explains the domain, the likely actor class, the market or governance context, and the source material readers should use when comparing signals. Operators, analysts, and governance readers can see how the same domain appears across events, profiles, market shifts, public-source evidence, regional dependencies, and longer-cycle infrastructure decisions over time.
Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
German telecom groups urge EU to protect fibre competition
VATM, BREKO and ANGA want the Digital Networks Act to keep regulation tied to actual market power and preserve a predictable copper-to-fibre transition.
North America National Telecom Trends
FCC lines up spectrum auctions after C-band
Upper C-band has auction rules and a deadline, while the 1.6GHz, 2.7GHz, 4.4GHz and 7GHz bands remain at different identification and study stages.
Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
China ties computing growth to power and fibre
China is tying computing expansion to power and fibre planning, making coordinated delivery central to new projects.
Europe and Middle East Institutional Trends
SAFENet adds five European network vendors
SAFENet has expanded from four to nine members, adding more European suppliers of routers, fibre equipment and industrial gateways to its procurement campaign.
North America National Telecom Trends
Canada opens Indigenous spectrum window
Eligible Indigenous applicants now have first access to unused cellular spectrum, but licences still require a separate application.
North America National Telecom Trends
FCC sets vote on new satellite spectrum
The FCC will vote on 30 September on proposals to open more than 1,000MHz across the 12GHz and 42GHz bands for satellite connectivity.
North America Institutional Trends
USAC moves USF payments to SAM.gov
USAC will use SAM.gov banking records for USF payments, and incomplete registration will trigger payment holds even when invoices are accepted.
Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
China targets PUE below 1.2 for new data centres
The 2030 plan applies the efficiency target to new large and hyperscale computing facilities, with measurement details still undisclosed.
Europe and Middle East Cloud Services Trends
US challenges UK social-media news prominence plan
Washington has objected to a UK proposal that could require platforms to make selected news providers more prominent in social-media feeds.
Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
China opens industrial 5G standalone private-network pilot
China’s industrial 5G pilot lets approved enterprises build dedicated private networks around production needs.
North America Datacenter Trends
Grove City may require votes on large data-centre projects
Grove City may require a public vote before large data-centre projects can enter the city’s normal planning process.
Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
India reportedly doubles 5G EMF limit to 10W/m²
The higher ceiling would give operators more radio-power headroom at each site, but coverage gains will depend on how individual networks are designed.
North America Datacenter Trends
Alberta NDP seeks pause on AI data-centre approvals
Alberta’s NDP wants new AI data-centre approvals paused until the province sets broader rules for assessing project impacts.
Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
Taliban ministry reportedly halts Afghanistan fibre work
A reported ministry order covers fibre expansion, connections, maintenance and repairs, raising questions about how operators can restore faults if it remains in force.
North America Datacenter Trends
Alberta plans setback rules for AI data centres
Alberta is preparing setback rules for large data-centre projects after residents pressed officials over developments planned near homes.
North America Datacenter Trends
AUC rejects Synapse's 1.4GW Olds power plant
The regulator found Synapse's proposed gas plant too close to homes, forcing a rethink of the power plan behind its 1GW Olds data centre.
North America Datacenter Trends
Alberta considers setback rules for AI data centres
Alberta is considering minimum separation from homes after the AUC rejected a 1.4GW power plant proposed beside an Olds data-centre project.
North America National Telecom Trends
FCC puts US terrestrial 100/20 coverage at 96.9%
Satellite lifts the FCC's reported 100/20 broadband availability to 99.7%, but terrestrial coverage remains lower and satellite performance can vary.
North America Datacenter Trends
Ford backs Ontario data centres to keep data in Canada
Ontario's draft framework would assess large data-centre projects on data sovereignty, economic contribution, and community benefit alongside grid requirements.
North America Datacenter Trends
Alberta begins AI data-centre town halls in Ponoka
Alberta is opening public discussions on AI data centres as communities weigh power, water and infrastructure requirements alongside new investment.