2022 predictions and 2021 telecom review from Strand Consult
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…
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Is telecoms consolidation in Asia, Africa, Latin American and Europe a challenge?
Many countries in Asia have a history of very competitive mobile markets and very low prices. This is immediately obvious on the streets of Bangkok, Hong Kong or Bangalore. Mobile…
Telecom Expert Voices: Read the new guest blog on the FAA’s bulletin on 5G in the C-band.
A recent US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bulletin warning that 5G transmissions could interfere with aircraft altimeters took foreign aviation and telecom regulatory authorities by surprise. European authorities now must…
Three New Empirical Reports from Strand Consult: Mobile Mergers, Infrastructure, and 5G
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…
Mobile World Congress 2021: A Preview by John Strand, Strand Consult
Today the Mobile World Congress (MWC) opens physically in Barcelona and online. Every year for the last 18 years, Strand Consult has published previews of the Mobile World Congress (MWC)….
Understanding 4 to 3 mobile mergers
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…
2021 predictions for the mobile telecommunications industry from Strand Consult
Strand Consult has followed the mobile telecom industry for 25 years and has published predictions for the last 20. See the collection here. This note reviews the highs and lows…
Many mobile apps claim to measure the quality of mobile networks. Strand Consult explains why these measurements are frivolous and useless
Strand Consult’s report “The Moment of Truth – Why the Quality of Mobile Networks Differs” describes the many factors that affect the network’s capacity, coverage, and the user experience. Many…
Strand Consult launches its new website. Now you have easier access to more information on the global telecom industry
For 25 years, Strand Consult has described the global telecommunications industry and its future. We have a built a team of economic, regulatory, and engineering experts to evaluate how policy…
GSMA´s cash cow hit by virus – Cancelling the Mobile World Congress is an opportunity to reboot the event next year
GSMA cancelled the Mobile World Congress (MWC) this year on account of the corona virus. Strand Consult, which has attended the event for more than 25 years, publishes annual pre…
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…
The Moment of Truth – Why the Quality of Mobile Networks Differs
Many believe that a mobile application can measure the quality of mobile and fixed networks. Strand Consult’s new report “The Moment of Truth – Why the Quality of Mobile Networks…
