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

Strand Consult tests and fact checks the claims in CCIA’s report “Economic Impact of an Imposition of a Universal Service Fund Obligation on Cloud Services in the United States”. Strand…

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

This new 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…

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

US internet companies Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix (“Big Tech”) derived an estimated $58 billion – $115 billion in revenue in 2023 from users connecting to the internet…

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…

Nordic nations introduce advanced 5G military applications. If the Pentagon can innovate abroad, there is no excuse not to do it at home

The three Danish pension funds ATP, PFA and PKA sell their share of TDC to Macquarie at a big loss. What went wrong and what’s ahead?

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Events

29 June - 1 July 2025 | Edinburgh, Scotland

ITS 33rd European Conference 2025

4 June 2025 | Online

Broadband Breakfast – What Happens to USF When SCOTUS Rules?

22 - 23 May 2025 | Madrid, Spain

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

19 May 2025 | Abundance Institute, USA

Building The Digital Backbone Panel

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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

The Market for 5G RAN in Europe: Share of Chinese and Non-Chinese Vendors in 31 European Countries

The Moment of Truth: Is OpenRAN an alternative for emerging markets?

Research Notes

NATO has good news for some mobile operators, bad news for others. Get ready for the 2025 Summit in the Hague 24-25 June

Nordic nations introduce advanced 5G military applications. If the Pentagon can innovate abroad, there is no excuse not to do it at home

The three Danish pension funds ATP, PFA and PKA sell their share of TDC to Macquarie at a big loss. What went wrong and what’s ahead?

Guest blogs

China vs. USA – The Middle East goes West. The USA isolates China and Huawei

The Strategy and Finance of DeepSeek

LEO Satellites: Revolutionary Connectivity or a Supporting Act?

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ITS 33rd European Conference 2025

Broadband Breakfast – What Happens to USF When SCOTUS Rules?

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

Building The Digital Backbone Panel

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

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Broadband Breakfast – What Happens to USF When SCOTUS Rules?

Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum

Building The Digital Backbone Panel

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