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…
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Strand Consult is an independent, privately owned consultancy company. Our main focus is in the telecom sector, what it looks like, how it is developing and how it influences a number of other sectors. Through our research, reports, workshops and consulting, we help create and expand our customers’ revenue streams by maximising the use of all the new possibilities and opportunities that arise with new technologies and business strategies.
We are regarded as one of the leading authorities on technologies, business and revenue models, distribution strategies and the impact of regulation. Our reports are both strategic and cross-disciplinary in their outlook. They do not focus on a single area, but always examine subjects from five different angles; operators, technology providers, distribution, content providers and which existing or new business strategies will have the greatest probability of being successful. Our customers have save a great deal of money on consultancy services by purchasing and using our strategic reports and get the results they want.
Middle Mile Economics: How streaming video entertainment undermines the business model for broadband
The pandemic has heightened the importance of braodband with policymakers and increased the urgency of closing the digital divide, particularly in the US as FCC data shows that 22% of…
Understanding the 5G vs. Wi-Fi Debate: The Global Push for Unlicensed Spectrum
This report offers an important comparison between 5G and Wi-Fi, two important technology which compete. The FCC declares that 5G and Wi-Fi are complementary technologies, but there is an intense…
Understanding 4 to 3 mobile mergers
This report reveals what needs to be done to consolidate the telecommunications market. Around the world, telecom operators have had difficulty to consolidate the telecommunications market, especially when reducing the…
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….
Understanding the impact of national roaming on investments and competition
This report offers a critical review of the discussion of the impact of national roaming on investments and competition. The key challenge with mandated national roaming is that it is…
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 Moment of Truth – Why the Quality of Mobile Networks Differs
Many believe that a mobile application can measure the quality of mobile and fixed networks. Strand Consult’s new report “The Moment of Truth – Why the Quality of Mobile Networks…
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…
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Strand Consult is an independent, privately owned consultancy company. Our main focus is in the telecom sector, what it looks like, how it is developing and how it influences a number of other sectors. Through our research, reports, workshops and consulting, we help create and expand our customers’ revenue streams by maximising the use of all the new possibilities and opportunities that arise with new technologies and business strategies.
We are regarded as one of the leading authorities on technologies, business and revenue models, distribution strategies and the impact of regulation. Our reports are both strategic and cross-disciplinary in their outlook. They do not focus on a single area, but always examine subjects from five different angles; operators, technology providers, distribution, content providers and which existing or new business strategies will have the greatest probability of being successful. Our customers have save a great deal of money on consultancy services by purchasing and using our strategic reports and get the results they want.
