There is a debate about the use of Chinese equipment in mobile networks. It is new; it has been running for years in many countries. The discussion of “rip and…
This research note is also available in Spanish. The leaders of Latin America, a set of some two-dozen diverse, emerging countries with some 700 million people, face a strategic choice…
Strand Consult’s new study maps mobile radio access network (RAN) equipment in 10 neighboring countries covered in the European Commission Enlargement Package. The countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro,…
The OpenRAN value proposition is the ability to mix and match different equipment suppliers in a mobile network. It is a proffered as an alternative to turn-key, end-to-end network solutions,…
OpenRAN is frequently marketed as a means for operators to leapfrog mobile standards, connect the unconnected, and ensure a safe alternative to Chinese network equipment. Strand Consult, an independent provider…
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a statement that 181 telecom providers submitted applications to its Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program. This program was established to cover…
The debate about the security of telecom network equipment has grown in recent years with focus on suppliers like Huawei and ZTE. Strand Consult has produced many reports and analyses…
People love to talk about new technology. A new G in the series always gets attention: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G. However not all customers are instant adopters. Many still use…
How would the world look like if we had not had the mobile revolution?More than 5.6 billion people in the world use a mobile phone. Teenagers who grew up with…
– 4G is a term that mobile operators around the world are using to mislead their customersAround the world there are many mobile operators that are marketing LTE as 4G –…
– it has been invented by the press and by people with little knowledge of the mobile world and the standards being used. Hardly a day passes where you do…
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