At the annual FT-ETNO panel The Future of the EU Internet ecosystem – How should all digital actors contribute to a gigabit future? in Brussels Monday, Google’s EMEA President Matt…
Why do you have such a big interest in the way companies charge for traffic on the internet and what you call “fair cost recovery”? CEO John Strand talks with…
Mobile industry consolidation and 4 to 3 mergers receives increasing attention. It is a natural development in an industry in which scale is important and which prices continue to fall…
It has been 40 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. Following global outrage against Russian aggression and the humanitarian catastrophe, many nations adopted sanctions and restrictions against Russia which obligated certain…
The European Union is finalizing its latest weapon against Big Tech, the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Now approved by the EU Parliament, it goes to the Council and member states…
I have attended the Mobile World Conference (MWC) for almost 25 years, interrupted only in the last two by Covid-19. I have attended as the mobile generations have increased from…
Tomorrow the Mobile World Congress (MWC) opens physically in Barcelona and online. Every year for the last 19 years, Strand Consult has published previews of the Mobile World Congress (MWC). After…
Strand Consult has followed the mobile telecom industry for more than 25 years and has published predictions for the last 21. See the collection. This research note reviews the highs…
Strand Consult´s three latest reports provide empirical research on three specific important areas: mobile mergers, infrastructure (middle mile economics in wireline broadband networks), and the economic value of licensed spectrum…
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…
With total revenues coming in at just below $81 billion, the 5G C-band spectrum auction exceeded expectations of $30-50 billion. Total total bids were $94 billion of which $13 billion…
Many have speculated on what a Biden presidency would mean for companies like Huawei and ZTE. Many articles are based on messages from the likes of Huawei’s Vice President Victor…
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