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Telecom Fiction: It’s 2045, the last cellular towers have just been turned off, and LEO Satellites are handling all communication.

This free report offers a comprehensive analysis of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites opposability to replace cellular towers in 2045 and handle all communication. Imagin that It’s 2045, and the last…

How to ensure NATO´s next generation weapons access to modern communication solutions

Strand Consult’s report “How to ensure NATO´s next generation weapons access to modern communication solutions” explores EU and Spanish legislation to ensure secure telecom infrastructure. The report is a template…

Fact Check: How Cloud Evades the USF to Profit Without Paying In

Strand Consult leads the Global Project on Broadband Cost Recovery and Business Models. Strand Consult collects, organizes and synthesizes knowledge on the policy globally so that policymakers, the press, and…

Will LEO Satellite Direct-to-Cellular Networks Make Traditional Mobile Networks Obsolete?

This free report offers a comprehensive analysis of the role of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in the telecommunications industry. It examines the advancements in satellite technology, the challenges in achieving…

Ending Big Tech’s Free Ride on USF: Reforming the Universal Service Fund to Serve Consumers and America

The largest internet companies Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, and TikTock (“Big Tech”) derived an estimated $200 billion in revenue in 2024 from the 135 million users connecting to…

The Nature of Telecom Capex until the End of Decade

This new free report explores the nature and development of telecom capital expenditures (Capex) in Western Europe until the end of the decade. It begins by outlining Capex’s cyclical nature,…

Gigabit Caribbean: Closing the Investment Gap in Fixed and Mobile Networks

Financing broadband networks is a global hot topic. The world lacks some $2 trillion in network investment, and one-third of the world’s population remains offline for lack of income. Broadband…

Financing Opportunities for 4G/5G Investment in Africa

This new report is made by the Advocacy Task Force of the Working Group on 21st Century Financing Models. It shows that Africa with 56 nation states and 1.5 billion…

Debunking the 25 Myths of Fair Share

Strand Consult is an independent provider of research and analysis in the fields of mobile telecommunications, information technology, and public policy. An important part of our work is to create…

Broadband Cost Recovery: A Study of Business Models for 50 Broadband Providers In 24 US States

The cost to manage video streaming in broadband networks is growing 2-3 times faster than revenue, frustrating broader investment and affordability goals. Strand Consult’s new report Broadband Cost Recovery: A…

Fact Check on Analysys Mason’s Claims on Big Tech Investments and Arguments Against Broadband Cost Recovery

Analysys Mason is a respected international consultancy whose reports inform the policymaking process. It has produced a series of reports commissioned by US tech companies like Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon,…

Net Neutrality regulation is failing UK consumers, innovators, and investors. It’s time for broadband internet policy that improves consumer welfare, internet innovation, and network investment for the UK

Much is said and written about net neutrality (NN), but many claims are devoid of facts. European countries have had NN regulation for some years. European operators comply with the…

Recap of Satellite Discussion at Mobile World Congress – Will LEO Satellite Direct-to-Cellular Networks Make Traditional Mobile Networks Obsolete?

Big Tech Pays for Power—Why Not Broadband?

Mobile World Congress 2026: A Preview by John Strand, Strand Consult

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Guest blogs

Telecom Fiction: It’s 2045, the last cellular towers have just been turned off, and LEO Satellites are handling all communication

European AI – A Drop in the Ocean

With Just 6% of Global AI Venture Funding and 5% of AI compute, Europe’s Role Continues to Shrink

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Events

5 June 2026 | 1302 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC, USA

Fixing the Fund: A Bipartisan Path to Permanent USF Reform

27 April 2026 | Washington DC, USA

Protecting Broadband Ratepayers – 21st Century Universal Service

11 February 2026 | Online

Broadband Breakfast - Greenland and Telecom Geopolitics

9 - 10 December 2025 | Washington, USA

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

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Telecom Fiction: It’s 2045, the last cellular towers have just been turned off, and LEO Satellites are handling all communication.

How to ensure NATO´s next generation weapons access to modern communication solutions

Fact Check: How Cloud Evades the USF to Profit Without Paying In

Will LEO Satellite Direct-to-Cellular Networks Make Traditional Mobile Networks Obsolete?

Ending Big Tech’s Free Ride on USF: Reforming the Universal Service Fund to Serve Consumers and America

The Nature of Telecom Capex until the End of Decade

Gigabit Caribbean: Closing the Investment Gap in Fixed and Mobile Networks

Financing Opportunities for 4G/5G Investment in Africa

Debunking the 25 Myths of Fair Share

Broadband Cost Recovery: A Study of Business Models for 50 Broadband Providers In 24 US States

Fact Check on Analysys Mason’s Claims on Big Tech Investments and Arguments Against Broadband Cost Recovery

Net Neutrality regulation is failing UK consumers, innovators, and investors. It’s time for broadband internet policy that improves consumer welfare, internet innovation, and network investment for the UK

Research Notes

Recap of Satellite Discussion at Mobile World Congress – Will LEO Satellite Direct-to-Cellular Networks Make Traditional Mobile Networks Obsolete?

Big Tech Pays for Power—Why Not Broadband?

Mobile World Congress 2026: A Preview by John Strand, Strand Consult

Guest blogs

Telecom Fiction: It’s 2045, the last cellular towers have just been turned off, and LEO Satellites are handling all communication

European AI – A Drop in the Ocean

With Just 6% of Global AI Venture Funding and 5% of AI compute, Europe’s Role Continues to Shrink

Events

Fixing the Fund: A Bipartisan Path to Permanent USF Reform

Protecting Broadband Ratepayers – 21st Century Universal Service

Broadband Breakfast - Greenland and Telecom Geopolitics

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

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An independent consultancy with a strong focus on the Telecom industry.

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Fixing the Fund: A Bipartisan Path to Permanent USF Reform

Protecting Broadband Ratepayers – 21st Century Universal Service

Broadband Breakfast - Greenland and Telecom Geopolitics

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

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