A new report by Strand Consult concludes that mobile operators should look to South Korea rather than Japan or elsewhere for mobile Internet success stories: South Korean operators are managing…
Netflix, SKBroadband, and SKTelecom announced a strategic partnership today and the end of 3 years litigation brought by Netflix and the countersuit of unjust enrichment brought by SK broadband. This…
will the European mobile operators use the lessons learned in Korea or try to reinvent the wheel themselves? While the European mobile operators are still wondering how they are going…
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…
Strand Consult’s marks its 21st year of coverage of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) with this annual preview Research Note. Each year Strand Consult offers its growing global audience its…
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…
As people increasingly access work, school, and healthcare online, broadband is a hot topic. Policymakers want to understand whether and to what degree cash benefits (subsidies) and tax breaks can…
Strand Consult has followed the mobile telecom industry for more than 27 years and has published predictions for the last 23. See the collection. In our annual note, we review the…
Apple announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007, and released it in the United States on June 29, 2007. In 2009, Strand Consult produced the report The Moment of Truth…
On November 16, 2023, three U.S. Senators released the bipartisan, Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2023 (S. 3321). The bill is sponsored by Senators Mullin (R-OK), Kelly (D-AZ),…
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…
Net neutrality is a form of regulatory capture created by Big Tech and operated for its benefit. Since the introduction of this regulation in the European Union, Big Tech companies…
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