As their collective market cap approaches $15 trillion and their traffic consumes some 80 percent of global broadband bandwidth, Big Tech–Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, TikTok and others—take the…
Strand Consult continues its 2024 US Election Coverage with an analysis of the Democrats’ Platform and policies. Without endorsing candidates, Strand Consult provides insight and transparency and links to primary…
The 2024 US election is a political roller coaster, full of twists, turns, thrills, and spills, and there are still 106 days until November 5. This research note examines the…
The 27 EU member states just concluded elections for members of the European Parliament. Strand Consult reviews the results and what they mean for the European telecom industry and their…
The European Commission’s Directorate General just released a 700-page report on the economic distortions created by the Chinese government. This fact-based report, which updates analysis from 2017, has more 3500…
Building telecom networks is a complex undertaking with many considerations, including the need to manage cash flow in the short and long term, the impact of competition, and regulatory requirements…
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…
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…
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…
As the economy and society comes online, network security and resilience becomes more important. Policymakers want to ensure the integrity of networks and scrutinize the trustworthiness of network equipment vendors….
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