Cloud services

Following its probe into UK cloud services, Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation.

At the halfway point of its probe into UK cloud services, Ofcom is proposing to refer the market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation.

We are seeking input on our assessment of competition in the market and proposal for further investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) following the study.

We are proposing to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK.

Ofcom is to examine the position of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in cloud services, as part of a new programme of work to ensure that digital communications markets are working well for people and businesses in the UK.