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Communications and Digital Infrastructure

Communications and Digital Infrastructure

Strong, robust digital infrastructure and communications have never been more important, reflecting the ubiquitous demand for reliable connectivity. For businesses of all sizes, communications infrastructure lies behind the ability to deliver successful digital products and services.

Why choose our lawyers for Communications and Digital Infrastructure?

Our renowned team of specialist lawyers spans all dimensions of the communications and digital infrastructure sectors.

Fully immersed in their field, our lawyers have unparalleled understanding of established and emerging technologies and architecture in the digital infrastructure and communications domains. Working on national and multi-jurisdictional projects, we offer highly focussed expertise in developing, funding and rolling out the programmes of tomorrow.

With deep expertise in projects ranging from subsea cables and satellite, fibre-optic and mobile network roll-outs, to data centres, network outsourcing and telecommunications wholesale and retail agreements, we cover all the bases. Our award-winning specialists in space projects support clients across the UK, Europe and round the world on their innovative space businesses programmes.

Our team includes highly experienced regulatory, finance, tax and real estate lawyers to help navigate the broader issues that our clients face.

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Notable Deals

Open RAN deployment

Advising on the set up and implementation of a joint venture for Open RAN deployment

Advising alt-nets on their roll out of ultrafast full fibre broadband solutions

Advising alt-nets on their roll out of ultrafast full fibre broadband solutions, including procurement/delivery of critical infrastructure and access to dark fibre

Advising leading international satellite operators

Advising leading international satellite operators on construction, launch, insurance and satellite capacity agreements; multi-jurisdictional regulatory licences and landing rights; market access and regulatory/licensing issues.

Crafting an innovative synthetic aperture radar collaboration

Crafting an innovative synthetic aperture radar collaboration between a leading satellite operator and a global multinational

OFCOM and European Commission Diverge on Proposed Measures to Regulate the Cloud Infrastructure Market

Our full whitepaper explores OFCOM's key findings regarding the cloud infrastructure services market, potential impacts of OFCOM's proposed interventions for your business , and how the EU Data Act could influence the transition between cloud infrastructure providers.

Find out more here.

Key Contacts

Paul Graham

Partner, Technology, Media and Telecommunications
London, England +44 (0)330 460 7094 Email Paul

Communications

Data Privacy

Energy

Financial Services
John Worthy

Partner, Technology
London, England +44 330 460 7086 Email John

Financial Services Technology and Payments

Satellite and Space Projects

Technology and Data
James Walsh

Partner, Technology
London, England +44 330 460 7083 Email James

Data and Privacy
Nick Pimlott

Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade
London, England +44 330 460 7012 Email Nick

Communications

Competition

Public Procurement
Simon Briskman

Partner, Co-Head of Technology and Data
London, England +44 (0)20 7861 4145 Email Simon

Communications

Financial Services

Sourcing and Projects
Chris Eastham

Partner, Technology
London, England +44 330 460 7077 Email Chris

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Transformation

Emerging Technologies

Sourcing and Projects
Anne-Laure-Hélène des Ylouses

Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade
Paris, France +33 (0)1 70 37 81 33 Email Anne-Laure-Hélène

Competition, Regulation and Distribution Law

Technology, Media, Telecom
Dr Sascha Dethof

Partner, Competition, Regulatory and Trade
Düsseldorf, Germany +49 (0)211 950 749 0 Email Dr Sascha

Competition Law

Compliance

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Technology
Dr Philipp Plog

Managing Partner - Germany, Technology & Data
Hamburg, Germany +49 (0)40 87 88 698 537 Email Dr Philipp

Intellectual Property

Retail and Consumer

Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Michael Butterworth

Director, Technology
Email Michael

Communications

Data and Privacy

Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Sourcing and Projects