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Careless advocacy on 5G RAN
Author thanks Claudia Lozano for her research assistance Those who call for non-WTO compliant support for O-RAN are either indifferent or nescient about how our trade negotiators try to uphold a...
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The indispensable four per cent
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...
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Rethinking Trade Policy and Consumers
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...
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Also-ran support for Open RAN
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...
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The Buyer’s Market: How vendor exclusions and OPEN RAN actually affect market concentration
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...
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Blockchain for Trade: the next gold standard or the fool’s gold?
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...
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Calls for Chinese-style tech industrial policy won’t make Europe more digital sovereign
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,...
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Will the U.S. stance on Chinese telecom equipment change?
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...
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European Technology Sovereignty – Webinar Report
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...
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Globalisation after COVID-19
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...