Brian Williamson’s paper ‘All change to mobile’ was published in Intermedia, the IIC’s journal, as the cover article. The paper discusses the implications of the global shift towards mobile broadband and apps, and how this is changing the market and regulation. It also discusses potential policy moves to encourage innovation and remove barriers to change[…]
Additional mobile spectrum will be essential for meeting future demand for mobile broadband in Europe. A study undertaken by Plum Consulting shows that Europe could benefit in economic terms by €12bn over the period to 2030 as a result of implementing mobile broadband in 2.3 GHz spectrum with the LSA regulatory framework. View full press release[…]
Brian Williamson spoke on key market trends in relation to the review of relevant markets at the ECTA Annual Regulatory Conference in Brussels. The talk drew on work for ETNO in relation to the European Commission review of relevant markets, which can be found here. The presentation slides can be found below.
Tony Lavender spoke on a panel debating consolidation in the European telecoms market and pan-European licenses for mobile services. The talk drew on proposals made by the European Commission for the Connected Continent, the ability of operators to make viable returns on investments and practical aspects of operating authorisations and licenses for mobile services across[…]
Brian Williamson spoke on E-Commerce and SMEs at the 5th Annual E-Commerce Conference in Brussels. The talk drew on work for the Office of Fair Trading on online markets (here) and for ACT on the apps economy (here).
Phillipa Marks spoke at the Annual Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in Bangkok. The event focussed on best practices in areas such as spectrum pricing and allocation, additional spectrum for next generation mobile broadband, the Digital Switchover in Asia Pacific region, broadband coverage for rural areas and tackling the digital divide. In her talk, Phillipa[…]
In this report for Axiata Group Berhad, Plum examines the state of current spectrum assignments and future spectrum plans across different regions, and highlights the issues and challenges facing countries in ASEAN and South Asia. We find that there is currently a shortfall of around 200 MHz assigned for mobile services in many middle and[…]
Brian Williamson’s paper “Over-the-top: helping or hindering network investment?” has been published as a featured article in Intermedia, the journal of the IIC. The article (as published in Intermedia, July 2013, Volume 41, Issue 3) can be accessed here
The GSMA has published an independent study by Plum to assess the economic value of eight major applications of spectrum. These include mobile services, wireless LANs, terrestrial broadcasting and satellite broadcasting. The study estimated the consumer surplus generated by the eight applications for the EU 27 in 2013 and 2023. The chart below summarises our findings.[…]
The event focussed on the current state and potential future directions of wireless policy in Canada. Ms Marks discussed developments on spectrum management in Europe, such as the European Commission’s spectrum inventory, spectrum release plans and spectrum sharing initiatives. The presentation contains results from works that Plum undertook on spectrum inventory for the European Union.[…]