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…
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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,…
The Market for 5G RAN in Europe: Share of Chinese and Non-Chinese Vendors in 31 European Countries
The report “The Market for 5G RAN in Europe: Share of Chinese and Non-Chinese Vendors in 31 European Countries”, one of a series of reports about cybersecurity and China. This…
The Moment of Truth: Is OpenRAN an alternative for emerging markets?
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…
Debunking 25 Myths of OpenRAN
Many OpenRAN pronouncements sound too good to be true, for example a technology that can reduce mobile operators infrastructure CAPEX and OPEX by 30-40 percent. Investors and other decision makers…
You Are Not Welcome: An Analysis of Thousands of Foreign Technology Companies Blocked by China Since 1996
The media makes blow-by-blow coverage of US restrictions on sensitive technology trade with China, however it rarely covers China’s blockade of entire categories of foreign goods and services for decades….
US Networks Behavior Under Crisis: Reflections on Telecommunications, Transportation and Energy Regulation during COVID-19
This report assesses of network behavior under crisis, tests conventional regulatory wisdom, and draws preliminary conclusions about achieving social goals. Telcom, transport, and energy networks share a common pedigree in…
Understanding the Market for 4G RAN in Europe: Share of Chinese and Non-Chinese Vendors in 102 Mobile Networks
The new report Understanding the Market for 4G RAN in Europe: Share of Chinese and Non-Chinese Vendors in 102 Mobile Networks, is one of a series of reports about cybersecurity…
Fact Check: 10 Myths That Drive Huawei’s Media Narrative
Since 2005, and especially in recent years, much has been written about the use of equipment made by Chinese state-owned and affiliated entities in communications networks. Huawei, given its coziness…
Fact Check Huawei: What You Need to Know to Understand its Corporate Communication
Strand Consult’s goal is to help governments, telecom operators, shareholders, financial institutions, the press, and the public by bringing a critical eye to Huawei’s corporate communication. Strand Consult’s report fact…
The real cost to rip and replace Chinese equipment from telecom networks
This report offers a critical review of the discussion of whether to replace mobile network equipment made by firms owned and / or affiliated by the Chinese government, notably Huawei…
Understanding the GDPR and Its Unintended Consequences
While the EU had preeminence in mobile for a time, it failed to create the companies that powered the Internet and is already behind the curve on 5G. Now the…
