A hot topic at WRC 23 was the identification of further bands for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) under Agenda Item 1.2. Discussions and negotiation resulted in identification for IMT through a footnote to the Radio Regulations of the band 6425-7025 MHz in Region 1, and 7025-7125 MHz in Region 3. Both of these identifications exist[…]
The European Commission’s white paper seems to contain an admission that a standard regulatory assumption which has been used since the turn of the century is, in fact, wrong. In this note we consider where the perceived wisdom came from, why it’s wrong, and what needs to change.
Tony Lavender is stepping back from his role as Managing Partner of Plum Consulting. After 44 years working in the telecommunications industry here in the UK and globally, the last 12 years as a partner at Plum Consulting, Tony is looking forward to more personal time with his family and on other projects. He will[…]
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[…]
Plum prepared a major study exploring the mutually beneficial relationships that exist between participants in the telecommunications sector, including connectivity providers and online service providers. The study sets out a view of the wider telecoms sector and value chain, and identifies a number of mutually beneficial relationships that exist between sector players, and which serve[…]
In this webinar Tim Miller, a partner at Plum, discusses the spectrum policy measures that regulators around the world took in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as telecommunications networks faced an unprecedented increase in traffic and change to usage patterns. From temporary spectrum awards to changes in licence obligations, regulators and governments worldwide played a[…]
Following our report on the use of 28 GHz (27.5-29.5 GHz) spectrum in the Asia Pacific region, this Plum paper considers the importance of the band for satellite use in Africa. With large parts of the continent not covered by existing telecommunications networks, next-generation high throughput satellite (HTS) systems are capable of delivering gigabit connectivity[…]
At the IET’s conference on Making Media Technology Sustainable, Tim Miller presented Plum’s recent work looking at how spectrum policy can have direct impacts on carbon emissions and climate change. The overarching theme of the conference was identifying how different actors in the media and broadcast industry could change their businesses to be more sustainable.[…]
This Plum paper considers the importance of the 28 GHz band (27.5-29.5 GHz) for satellite use in Asia Pacific. Next-generation high throughput satellite (HTS) systems are capable of delivering gigabit connectivity and the 28 GHz band is a key enabler to achieving this. For emerging Asian markets satellite deployments in the Ka-band can contribute to[…]
Tim Miller will be presenting the findings of Plum’s recent study into how spectrum policy can impact on climate change, with a particular focus on the use of spectrum by the energy sector, to the annual conference of the Joint Radio Company, a UK joint venture between the National Grid and UK energy companies. One[…]