We think more in-depth scrutiny is needed, to make sure it’s working well for people and businesses who rely on these services.” Friction “High barriers to switching are already harming competition in what is a fast-growing market. “We’ve done a deep dive into the digital backbone of our economy, and uncovered some concerning practices, including by some of the biggest tech firms in the world,” Fergal Farragher, Ofcom’s director responsible for the market study, said in a press release. cloud services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a formal investigation. But Ofcom said that it has “provisionally identified” practices that make it more difficult for businesses to switch between cloud providers, or even use multiple providers, which is why it is “ proposing” to refer the U.K.
It’s worth noting that Ofcom’s consultation, which involves soliciting stakeholder feedback from across the cloud industry, is only at its halfway point. The news comes some six months after Ofcom first revealed it was kickstarting a market study into the £15 billion U.K.
regulator Ofcom is preparing to refer the local cloud infrastructure market for an in-depth investigation, with the practices of Amazon and Microsoft in particular firmly in focus.
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