This research note fact checks the report: “The cost of removing designated third-country vendors from EU telecoms networks” published by GSMA / GSMA Intelligence, called High-Risk Vendors (HRV) in report…
For many years, Strand Consult has examined the risks associated with telecommunications operators’ use of infrastructure supplied by untrusted vendors, referred to by the European Commission as High-Risk Suppliers. Since…
The New Cybersecurity Package, proposed by the European Commission from January 2026, is designed to strengthen the EU’s resilience, preparedness and response to rapidly evolving cyber and hybrid threats that…
The 27 EU member states just concluded elections for members of the European Parliament. Strand Consult reviews the results and what they mean for the European telecom industry and their…
The European Commission’s Directorate General just released a 700-page report on the economic distortions created by the Chinese government. This fact-based report, which updates analysis from 2017, has more 3500…
Building telecom networks is a complex undertaking with many considerations, including the need to manage cash flow in the short and long term, the impact of competition, and regulatory requirements…
Spectrum harmonisation emerged as a key topic in the European Commission’s New initiative for the digital infrastructure tomorrow announced recently. In remarks to launch the consultation, Executive Vice President Margrethe…
European policymakers’ tendency to deter mobile telecom mergers frustrates the industry’s incentives and ability to invest in broadband infrastructure. The European Union struggles with a broadband connectivity gap estimated at…
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…
On October 10, the European Commission published a summary report on the consultation on the future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure with reference to critical issues like…
News just broke that Vodafone and 3UK are considering a 4 to 3 merger in the United Kingdom. According to Barclay’s analysis, Vodafone will take 51% of the combined company;…
It has been 40 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. Following global outrage against Russian aggression and the humanitarian catastrophe, many nations adopted sanctions and restrictions against Russia which obligated certain…
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