FROM THE EDITOR
New market
dynamics
Welcome to the August issue of Comms Business. It has been a big month for the
UK telecoms market as the UK Government has nally made their decision on
Huawei. Just days after BT CEO spoke on BBC Radio 4 about the impossibility
of being able to remove the vendor from the 5G network in under ten years the
government announced that UK operators had just seven years to do just that.
Sadly, the decision will put back the 5G rollout by up to three years according to
some experts. It will also remove a layer of competition in the market which could lead to
increased prices. e skeptic in me (and others) feels the move is purely about trade and US
relations as no evidence has been presented to the community which supports the ‘security risk’ rhetoric.
We will be looking at some of these new dynamics and what they mean for the market in the next
issue of Comms Business where we will be running our Digital Britain Guide.
It feels like some normality is starting to creep back into our lives now as some of us head back into
the o ce. From our recent sta survey, handed out to 500 employees at Mark Allen Group, it would
seem people are keen to retain some of the remote working element to their work week. However, the
vast majority of people would still prefer to split their time between home and the o ce.
We will be grappling with new ways of working for the next few years and I’m expecting to see
a huge wave in innovation and consolidation as vendors look to adapt to the wants and needs of the
business community. You will nd many of those vendors inside.
Enjoy the issue
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