UK restricts Huawei and bans ZTE
Much has been written about the decision the UK government will make on January 28, 2020 regarding the use of Chinese-made equipment from Huawei in UK mobile networks. The Chinese...
Research Notes
For 25 years Strand Consult has worked to create transparency in the telecommunications world. Over the years, we have published a great number of research notes, where we not only explain how the industry looks, but also how it will develop in the future. We have focused on collecting the knowledge you need to more easily navigate a complex industry with increasing competition.
We have spent many man years researching and publishing a series of comprehensive research notes, reports and workshops focused on these areas. Market players that have ambitions of being successful within these areas can either try to gain an overview themselves, find solutions and purchase external consultants to help them on their way, or alternatively use Strand Consult’s reports – with or without workshops to acquire the knowledge they need to be successful in the future.
Strand Consult’s job is to publish the facts and show how the right or wrong decisions may affect telecom operators´ business in the future
A Chinese virus has shown why telecommunications networks are vital infrastructure for modern society. What can we learn from it?
Over the past two years, much has been written about the use of Chinese equipment in modern telecommunications networks. Huawei, given its coziness with the Chinese government and threat of...
2020 predictions for the telecommunications industry from Strand Consult
This note reviews the highs and lows in the telecom industry in 2019 and Strand Consult’s annual predictions which we’ve done for the last 19 years. Strand Consult has followed telecommunications...
New partnerships help telecom and tech companies become green. Google leads the way in Denmark
Telecommunications and other technology compagnies can impact the environment. It’s no secret that telecom infrastructure and data centers consume significant energy. At the same time, telecommunications reduces energy consumption in...
The biggest taboo in European telecom industry is the cost of cybersecurity – just ask the banks
The security risks posed Chinese telecommunications equipment in networks is a hot topic. This research note breaks down the issue for operators, its political challenges, and the financial consequences. Though...
Strand Consult’s summary of the court case Mozilla v. FCC and what it means for net neutrality regulation in the US, EU and Rest of the World
Last week US courts handed victory to the FCC and light touch internet regulation. Around the world net neutrality is marketed as a consumer-friendly policy, but in reality, it’s a...
The MVNO Market – The US vs. European perspective
There is no doubt that the MVNO market is large and unquestionably growing, but at the same time many companies are having difficulty working out how to be successful on...
Back in 2016 Dutch telecom regulator ACM hired Google to measure speed of Internet, empowers consumers to make complaints based on bogus data
Dutch telecom regulator Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced back in 2016 the launch of an Internet speed tool based on MLab, a partnership of Google, New America Foundation,...
Cybersecurity threats will increase cost for telecom sector – 13 Questions to the Chinese government
Huawei has been in the news in recent months with operators investing in 5G networks and security concerns that the equipment could be compromised by the Chinese government. Huawei is...
If President Trump believes that Chinese 5G equipment is a security threat, what does he think about the Chinese satellite industry and the many devices connected to the internet?
Last week President Trump signed an Executive Order restricting U.S. firms from using telecom equipment manufactured by foreign businesses deemed national security threats, and the Department of Commerce based, based...
Strand Consult launches new website ChinaTechThreat.com to focus on cybersecurity challenges and how they affect the telecom and other industries
There is increasing focus on the use of Chinese equipment in telecommunications networks in the West and associated security threats. In 2018, Huawei invited political scrutiny in the process for...
Telecoms operators’ next big challenge is the 100,000 Chinese hackers attacking their corporate customers every day
It is well known that the Chinese government has the country on lockdown: people are monitored 24/7 with millions of CCTV cameras; the “Great Firewall of China” blocks access to...
