Technology

Ofcom and the UK's major telecoms providers have committed to promoting the role of women in technology roles.

This report takes a snapshot of energy consumption of viewing on both platforms today, rather than judging which has the potential to be more energy efficient in the future. Our goal was to develop an understanding of what factors are most significant in driving the energy consumption of the respective platforms.

Online communications services are more popular than ever and many are expanding the services they offer their users. There is a possibility this trend could lead to the development of so-called ‘super-apps’, offering a range of services and functionalities. Sunny Shergill and Nick Evans from Ofcom’s Strategy and Policy team discuss what this could mean for how we use online services and how Ofcom is responding to any regulatory issues that could arise.

We commissioned a study to understand how broadband networks and internet infrastructure players such as Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are innovating.

Ofcom has today published a report that takes a look at some of the emerging technologies that could shape the way we live, communicate and entertain ourselves in the future.

Teenagers and children in the UK are far more likely than adults to have embraced generative artificial intelligence, according to Ofcom’s latest study into the nation’s online lives.

This economics discussion paper explores, in general terms, the links between interoperability and competition in digital markets. We discuss factors that may support a case for regulatory intervention to increase interoperability, as well as practical considerations and potential unintended consequences.

In September 2022 we published our approach to digital markets in the communications sector, where we announced a programme of work to examine how digital markets are working for UK consumers and businesses.

In September 2022 we published our approach to digital markets in the communications sector, where we announced a programme of work to examine how digital markets are working for UK consumers and businesses.