This paper proposes a definition of sustainable digital communications as the practice of designing, developing, and using communication technologies and systems in a way that minimizes negative impacts on the environment, promotes social inclusion, and upholds ethical principles and digital rights. The purpose of this paper, through a descriptive approach, is to show the interplays[…]
Cloud technology and services are important to businesses and consumers in multiple sectors of the economy worldwide. In telecommunications, modern networks are increasingly deploying cloud-based solutions in multiple settings across networks, operational functions, and customer facing business support, including cloud native 5G networks. We have been commissioned by BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic[…]
Plum carried out a study supporting the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to assess barriers to connectivity and adoption of digital services in the Cheshire and Warrington area in the North-West of England. The study analysed the availability and reach of digital infrastructure in the region. It also investigated demand-side barriers to take-up[…]
In the European Union (EU), representative bodies of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), such as ETNO (the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association), have recently reopened the debate requesting that Content and Application Providers (CAPs) pay a content levy of sorts for traffic routed to the ISPs’ networks. We describe this as a “Sender Party Network Pays”[…]
With a current worldwide focus on climate change and environmental impacts, the telecommunications sector is being asked to examine how it can reduce its emissions and be more environmentally responsible. At the same time, the industry is in a unique position of providing solutions to enterprises, individuals and governments worldwide to cut pollution from transport[…]
The Internet has been one of the most life-changing and fast-growing technologies in the world. According to the latest ITU estimates, 4.9 billion individuals around the globe are using the Internet, which is 4.8 times more than in 2005. The average global Internet user spends around 7 hours per day online, and in 2021 alone,[…]
As part of a seminar organised by the Korea Internet Corporations Association, Aude Schoentgen and Mark McFadden presented the findings from a recent Plum study on how the Internet works. The seminar examined the underpinnings of the Internet – technically and economically – and covered the subject of net neutrality; it also explained the specificities[…]
Aude Schoentgen presented an overview of the 26 GHz frequency band in Europe at an Arcep workshop on Tuesday 16 November. This workshop, organized by Arcep in the dynamic of dialogue, listening and mutual enrichment that has been initiated with digital and environmental players, explored two themes: The consideration of environmental issues in the criteria[…]
The UK Spectrum Policy Forum (techUK), an industry-led organisation that advises the regulator and the government, has commissioned Plum to conduct a study on the potential impact of spectrum policy on combatting climate change. The report shows that spectrum policies can have a significant positive environmental impact and that policymakers must put green issues at[…]
Plum carried out a study for AFD to identify companies with the capacity to benefit from non-sovereign loans in the digital sector in Africa, in order to refine its prospective data. Plum then recommended to AFD which companies to prospect as a priority.