Broadband Breakfast on February 11, 2026 - Greenland and Telecom Geopolitics

Greenland has become ground zero for a new set of geopolitics involving telecom and technology. As a self-governing island within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland sits at the center of growing concerns about Arctic security, as well as great-power competition between the United States, Russia and China. Although the current impasse between the Trump Administration and the U.S.'s NATO allies, including Denmark, has been temporarily diffused, all eyes remain on the sparsely-populated island. Why? This special episode of Broadband Breakfast Live Online will explore the indispensable strategic elements involving telecommunications, network security and critical infrastructure networks.

Panelists

• John Strand, Founder, Strand Consult
• Other panelists have been invited.
• Drew Clark (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Panelist Resources

John Strand: Denmark’s Promises on Greenland Must Be Delivered, Not Just Declared

By mid-2024, Denmark had spent only about 1 percent of the $224 million in pledged funds.

Broadband BreakfastJohn Strand

John Strand founded the Copenhagen-based Strand Consult in 1995, and has worked with Greenland for more than 25 years. Tele Greenland—now Tusass—has been a client. Over the years Strand has built close professional and personal relationships across Greenland. He also served on the Arctic Economic Council’s advisory board on telecommunications, where he contributed to the mapping of telecommunications infrastructure across the Arctic region.

Breakfast Media CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission. As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.