MILAN : New rules to oversee the build-up of fifth generation mobile networks in Italy risk creating red tape delays for telecoms firms as they strive to upgrade their grids, a document from the country's industry lobby showed on Monday.
Under the new rules, Rome is requesting telecoms firms to include in their annual plans specific details of any equipment to be used in the build-up of 5G networks, regardless of its origin and before closing a purchase deal. "Any suspension of the review of the annual plan, linked to a lack of information not available to companies when they compiled it, would create a deadlock situation, with a significant extension of the approval timeframe," Asstel said.