Strand Consult’s predictions for 2015
Another exiting year has flown by and Christmas is here again. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy…
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Telecom operators, regulators and competition authorities need to update their knowledge of what creates competition in the market. Here are four factors that should be considered when regulators define consolidation remedies
Consolidation in the telecom market is heating up around the world, particularly in Europe. Historically, when evaluating mergers, regulators would review the number of competitors and the market share of…
Response to Norwegian telecom regulator on zero rating
The Norwegian Communications Authority (NPT) recently published a blog on Net neutrality and charging models in which it suggests that operators should be prohibited from using zero rated subscription models….
Operators should be the world’s leading consumer organizations. How operators lost consumers’ trust and how they can get it back
It’s an irony that the world’s operators, which provide communication services, should frequently do such a poor job at communicating. There are few services in the world more demanded than…
EU telecom regulation – Good bye Neelie Kroes. Welcome to Juncker’s ICT team: Ansip, Katainen and Oettinger. Let’s hope you can deliver on promises made but not kept by Neelie Kroes
The EU Commission is at a make or break moment to save the telecom industry from continued decline from their misguided policies. Not a moment too soon, the commission is…
The Wireless Ecosystem, US vs. EU
By the end of 2016, it is expected that two-thirds of all mobile subscriptions in the US will be 4G/LTE. The European Union at best will see 30 percent of…
The mother of no frill MVNOs, Denmark’s Telmore, sets a new standard for bundled mobile traffic and content. A package of premium content worth €127 goes for €11/month.
Denmark has been a pioneer in the mobile industry for years. Some call fierce MVNO competition the “Danish disease” while Strand Consult considers it the wave of the future. Strand…
Tier 0: A new category of telecom operators is born. The reign of Tier 1 operators such as Orange, Vodafone, Telefonica, and Deutsche Telekom is over
A Tier 1 telecom operator owns a telecom network in which it is the top level operator. It hosts its own numbers and delivers voice and data services. Tier 2,…
Europe’s Disconnected Continent: The next crisis hitting the EU will likely be digital—and long and expensive for society
There is much discussion about the EU telecoms package “Connected Continent: a single telecom market for growth and jobs”, and EU leaders are proud to have introduced rules on roaming…
Mobile World Congress 2014 – a Preview by Strand Consult
Will 2014 be the “moment of truth” when regulators finally realize the challenges posed to the by OTT players? Or will regulators be like the captain of the Titantic, ordering…
AT&T’s Sponsored Data is nothing new. Why it’s hypocritical to allow paywalls but not data caps
Over the last few days there have been some negative stories about AT&T’s new Sponsored Data program which enables certain mobile applications to avoid being counted toward a subscriber’s data…
Predictions for 2014: What to expect in the mobile telecom industry
2013 was a great year for Strand Consult and its team of experts. We have never published so many new reports or have been involved in so many interesting projects…
