Plum has today published on its website two major studies commissioned by Google. The two studies explore different aspects of the modern digital ecosystem. The first study explores in detail how the Internet actually works to deliver content to end users. This includes analysis of how data moves around the Internet, how the Internet is[…]
Karim Bensassi-Nour’s paper “Across the Metaverse: Policy Priorities” has been selected as one of the Top 10 papers of the International Institute of Communications’ Future Leaders Competition 2022. This paper identifies and describes the features of the Metaverse. It discusses key policy issues that may arise across both the virtual and the digital worlds, and[…]
Plum is delighted to announce that Benoît Felten has joined our team. Benoît has extensive experience in telecommunications regulation and policy, and brings thought leadership in fixed and mobile network issues to build on Plum’s existing capabilities. While he will be based in our Paris office, Benoît will work alongside all Plum staff to provide[…]
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[…]
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.[…]
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[…]
Richard Rudd will be chairing the morning session of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)’s annual ‘Antennas and Propagation conference’ (APC), hosted online. The morning session focuses on topics relating to ‘5G and beyond’. Speakers will discuss Digital Twins for wireless communication systems and the use of machine learning for Propagation. In the afternoon,[…]
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[…]
Plum’s report for the UK Spectrum Policy Forum is published today on the techUK website. This is a crucial time for governments worldwide to tackle climate change, and all aspects of government must be engaged – including telecommunications and spectrum policy. The report is currently available on the techUK website (link).
At the GSA Webinar on 10 June, “UHF spectrum – closing the digital divide”, Tim Miller will be presenting the results of a forthcoming Plum report on the future of UHF spectrum. The report – and the presentation – looks at use by mobile, broadcasting, PMSE, PPDR and radioastronomy, and considers how the current allocation[…]