Britain’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it was looking at launching an investigation into Motorola Solutions’s Airwave network that is applied by crisis expert services in the country.
The Level of competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was launching a session on worries encompassing Motorola’s dual role as the proprietor of the network and as a critical supplier in the roll out of the planned new crisis expert services network.
“Original critique of the proof accessible suggests that the supply of the Airwave network in Great Britain is not operating perfectly, resulting in substantial detriment to consumers and the taxpayer,” the CMA said.
The regulator also determined two likely alternatives really should an investigation confirm its worries, like necessitating the US-based firm to offer the network.
Motorola purchased Airwave, a mobile radio network applied by all crisis expert services in Britain, for 817.5 million lbs . (A$1.fifty two billion) in 2015. The firm did not quickly respond to a request for comment.