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Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
We advise our clients as they deploy and leverage the power of telecommunications. We work with our clients across all areas of telecommunications infrastructure, equipment, networks, applications, services, spectrum, investment, implementation, use and monetisation.
Our experience advising telecommunications companies, users of telecommunications, and investors focussed on telecommunications, gives us deep understanding of the relationships, opportunities, risks and strategies involved. We are thought leaders and anticipate and respond to the effect and legal implications of the adoption of new telecommunications technologies and means of telecommunications.
As telecommunications is increasingly underpinning technology innovation, through ubiquitous broadband and mobility, yet is increasingly impacted by technology innovation, as a result of over the top services, we use our deep industry knowledge to support our clients in those areas.
We support our clients with telecommunications in its widest sense, including fixed, wireless, cable, broadband/internet, ICT, satellite, network equipment, devices and components, mobile towers and data centres.
We also offer fully-integrated advice on telecoms mergers and acquisitions, investments, tax, employment, regulation, competition, technology, media, data protection and privacy, cyber security and outsourcing to support all of our clients' telecommunications related activities.
Provided by Chambers
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a longstanding reputation among UK telecoms operators as a superb choice for both contentious and non-contentious matters. It is a leading litigation law firm with experience both in commercial disputes between operators and in CAT or judicial review challenges to Ofcom decisions. The team is acclaimed for work on major infrastructure sharing agreements and the negotiation of service agreements.
Provided by Chambers
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer negotiated new terms for VMO2's network sharing arrangements with Vodafone UK.
Provided by Chambers
I really enjoy their ability to not just give legal answers but also combine them with a commercial angle and make a conscious effort to get to know the sector.
They offer strong domain knowledge, and the ability to understand client requirements and come up with solutions.
Herbert Smith Freehills offers very good technical skills, effort and initiative.
Herbert Smith Freehills have the ability to learn the client's commercial context. This means that the team can act as a seamless extension of our in-house team with limited need for oversight.
Provided by Chambers
David Coulling is very capable and a safe pair of hands. He is a balanced and commercial practitioner.
He was helpful and thoughtful and used his resources to progress things forward. David Coulling is commercially knowledgeable as well.
David Coulling added a lot of value to the project, providing quality strategic advice to the project.
David Coulling has good knowledge of our arrangements so we really value his advice. He rolls his sleeves up and is easy to work with.
Telecommunications
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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