[janice1999]

You can't blame the EU for Google pulling developer support for devices or holding back security patches.

There are pros and cons to "big bloc regulation". You can go and start a phone company since so many things are standarised but the main constraint will be who you source a modem from and the lack of choice will be because of patents (see Apple vs Qualcomm).

[Incipient]

Aren't there are a few modem vendors? MediaTek, Intel, and a bunch of Chinese players?

[whatevaa]

No? Especially since you mentioned Intel, who sold their modem business to Apple.

[microtonal]

Care to elaborate? Intel might have been sold, but there is still Mediatek, Samsung, and the aforementioned Chinese vendors?