Telecommunications

• interpreting the regulatory regime that governs the provision and use of communications network
• disputes covering technology and commercial issues
• the procurement of fixed line and wireless networks
• telecommunications patents
• advising on the licensing of the technologies that underpin wireless and fixed line communications
• communications outsourcing - acting for organisations outsourcing their communications needs (such as LAN, WAN and voice networks or call centre operations) and assisting network operators outsource the maintenance – or even operation – of their core network 

• M&A and joint ventures in the telecom sector
  

We've been closely involved in all the major telecoms technology litigation over the past ten years, including all the key disputes related to the application of “FRAND” rules for licensing standard essential patents.