… Openreach rivals appear sanguine about the situation, with a spokesperson for altnet CityFibre telling The Register that "the Telecoms Access Review provides CityFibre with a stable regulatory framework as we scale our network and bring the benefits of genuine infrastructure competition – lower pri… …
… Motorola's role in both systems drew scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority owing to a potential conflict of interest over pricing and delivery. …
… MORE CONTEXT Cloud inquiry chair quits UK competition watchdog over glacial pace of reform Ex-Amazon UK boss lined up to chair Britain's competition watchdog UK competition cops brand Apple, Google with 'strategic market status' for mobile Google reminds EU that Microsoft's cloudy licensing still s… …
Off-Prem UK watchdog targets Microsoft licensing in cloud competition probe CMA to assess whether the company's terms unfairly favor Azure over rival platforms The UK's competition watchdog will investigate Microsoft's business software ecosystem over concerns that its licensing policies reduce com… …
… MORE CONTEXT UK watchdog targets Microsoft licensing in cloud competition probe HMRC hands £473M Fujitsu migration deal to AWS after competition melts away NHS left with sick PCs as suppliers resist Windows 11 treatment 'Major compromise' at NHS temping arm exposed gaping security holes The timing … …
… Every delay by the Competition and Markets Authority enables this dynamic to continue. …
… "Politicians stand up and talk about standardizing frameworks for procurement to get better discounts and value for money... sometimes it appears contracts are already locked down." In January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority CMA said it planned to look at how AWS and Microsoft dominate … …
… But there's a more fundamental risk – remaining relevant in the face of increasingly capable competition from China. …
… Apple therefore faces more competition in China than elsewhere. …
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