Radio access networks account for just 4% of operators’ cost. So how did it become a public policy discussion? In one of the more surprising news to come out of Sweden, we read that the CEO of...

Consumers are supposed to be the major beneficiaries of trade deals, receiving greater choice at lower prices as the result of the removal of barriers to trade. Given this, there is often frustration...

Once in a while, a topic that seems abstruse unexpectedly becomes a subject of broader public debate. When we published our paper on Open RAN, we thought only a handful telecom regulators would be...

Our forthcoming policy brief on Open RAN explores the increasing politicisation of the 5G rollout around the world. In particular, the radio access networks (RAN) that make up the radio installations...

In the movie “Gold”, a small, struggling mining entrepreneur looking for gold goes from bankruptcy to a 6 billion dollar mining empire, and then bankruptcy again. Bear with me, there is a link...

A leaked draft “Joint Declaration” reveals plans for an EU industrial policy in the cloud and data sector. The proposal is floated ahead of this week’s European leaders’ summit,...

By Jerker Hellström, Director of the Swedish Center for China Studies.* With two months left until election day in the U.S., the two presidential candidates’ statements on China have come...

On May 26, ECIPE held its first online seminar during which Matthias Bauer presented his recent report on Opportunities and Pitfalls of the European Technology Sovereignty. Members of the European...

It is certain that the world will overcome the COVID-19 crisis, as much as it is certain that in the aftermath the world will look different with regards to global trade. International trade patterns...

The EU 5G Risk Assessment and the German proposal to amend the security catalogue both recognise that protection of end-users depends on two different types of risks of both technical and...