For decades, governments, regulators and public bodies have trusted Analysys Mason to provide analysis and advice to inform regulatory policy and to design regulatory frameworks that uphold stability and competitiveness without stifling innovation.

Regulation rests on a fine balance: protecting public interestpromoting fair and transparent market access, enabling investment in infrastructure and enforcing best practice in considering regulatory standards without constraining growth. New developments in connectivity convergence, cloud, AI, digital infrastructure, security, resilience and spectrum are creating complex policy and regulatory questions that require clear evidence and practical advice.

Analysys Mason combines strategic advice with detailed economic, technical and market analysis. We help regulators and policy makers establish national strategies and policies. We also assist communications services clients and network provider clients to understand the impact of policy and regulatory decisions on their businesses. Our longstanding work with local and national public-sector clients and regulators informs our analysis and advice. Our deep sector experience allows us to build future-ready frameworks, assess market outcomes and shape forward-looking strategies and decisions.

 

Fredrik Lind

Effective regulation depends on understanding how policy choices play out across markets, technologies and stakeholders. Our international experience helps clients anticipate unintended consequences and create frameworks that endure as markets evolve.

Fredrik Lind Managing Partner, Head of Europe and Strategy
Janette Stewart

We build detailed techno-economic models that show how regulatory frameworks will affect services and network investments before they are implemented, helping clients make informed, evidence-based policy decisions.

Janette Stewart Partner, expert in spectrum policy, pricing and valuation
Ian Streule

We are pro-development. Regulation should uphold best practice while tailoring regulation to national market context, without slowing progress. Our experience across international markets helps clients design policies that are practical, proportionate and future-ready; and which enable national priorities to realise value.

Ian Streule Partner

600+ regulation and policy engagements in the last 5 years
200+ clients in 60+ countries advised on regulation and policy topics in the last 5 years
110+ regulation and policy experts across 17 offices

10/10. It was great working with Analysys Mason. We were impressed by their professionalism, understanding the client’s requirements and delivering accordingly. The models developed by Analysys Mason were easily accepted by the ICT industry players. We certainly look forward to working with Analysys Mason again.

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)

Explore our services

  • Policy strategy and sector development

    We provide independent advice to governments, regulators and industry bodies to develop policy strategies, assess market frameworks and implement sector development plans for telecoms, digital infrastructure, cloud, space, platforms and emerging technologies. 

  • Regulatory frameworks and market rules

    We support the design and review of regulatory frameworks, spectrum licensing, network authorisation, competition remedies, compliance approaches and governance models for fast-changing technology-intensive markets. 

  • Competition and market analysis

    We assess market structures, competition dynamics, value chains and effective market functioning, helping clients understand optimal regulatory rules, when intervention is needed and how it should be designed to achieve best outcomes. 

  • Spectrum and scarce resource management

    We provide independent advice on spectrum policy, fees, spectrum auctions and licensing. Through this, we advise clients on efficient use, innovation, investment, spectrum roadmaps and understanding the commercial impacts of regulatory obligations, such as quality of service and coverage/capacity roll-out. 

  • Economic impact and evidence-based policy

    We deliver socio-economic impact studies, cost modelling, benchmarking and technology forecasting and assessments that give public sector and regulatory clients the evidence needed to make robust decisions and generate stakeholder value. 

  • Research and market intelligence

    We provide research, forecasts, benchmarks and market insights across telecoms, digital infrastructure, cloud, AI, platforms, space, spectrum and wider digital markets, helping public sector and regulatory clients make evidence-based decisions. 

Client projects

Client project

Demonstrating the multi-million-dollar revenue uplift that AI can bring for public-sector organisations across the Middle East

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Supporting and advising on the governance and oversight of the EUR2.3 billion National Broadband Plan (NBP) network to ensure it delivers on the Irish government’s objectives to address rural broadband requirements

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Client project

Developing cost models for next generation telecoms networks in Zambia

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Meet the team

Fredrik Lind

Managing Partner, Head of Europe and Strategy

Janette Stewart

Partner, expert in spectrum policy, pricing and valuation

Ian Streule

Partner

David Abecassis

Managing Partner, Head of Corporate Development

Aude Schoentgen

Director, expert in regulation and policy

James Allen

Partner, expert in regulation and policy

Joan Obradors

Managing Partner, expert in regulation and policy

Johann Adjovi

Partner, expert in strategy