UK Spectrum Policy Forum commissioned a study from Plum Consulting to assess the current and future use of frequency bands which may be used by licence-exempt wireless applications. Its main purpose was to identify any actions that may be necessary to maintain the economic value of these bands and to ensure equitable co-existence between new[…]
Brian Williamson presented at the Competition Matters 2015 conference on competition and regulation in Wellington, New Zealand. Brian’s presentation provided an overview of regulatory developments in communications markets in Europe, and touched on several different regulatory issues including the rise of OTT, anchor product pricing and the retirement of legacy services. More information on the[…]
Tim Miller spoke today at the UK Spectrum Policy Forum Cluster 2: DTG DSA Forum and discussions on PMSE about future spectrum sharing scenarios. Tim spoke about the need for spectrum sharing as the demand for sharing for spectrum-using services, including mobile broadband, increases and how spectrum sharing is possible between many different combinations of[…]
The assessment of future mobile data and spectrum demand is an important policy and business strategy question. The orthodox approach to these linked questions starts from a mobile data traffic projection to infer spectrum demand and value. However, future mobile data demand is uncertain, and spectrum demand and value is sensitive to data demand, since[…]
Tony Lavender presented Plum’s study on the use of C-Band for mobile broadband at the 10th Forum Europe annual spectrum conference in Brussels on 16th June. The study looked at the use of the 3400-4200 MHz band in four countries (Hungary, Italy, Sweden and the UK) and concluded that sharing between mobile broadband and the[…]
On 29th May 2015 Ofcom published its statement on “Variation of the Spectrum Access licence for 1452-1492 MHz…” This decision changes the use of the 1452-1492 MHz band in the UK from DAB to Supplemental Down Link (SDL). SDL is a means of boosting mobile broadband downlink capacity using a unidirectional carrier aggregated with a[…]
David Lewin and Paul Brisby of Towerhouse spoke on over-the-top (OTT) services at the 2015 Telecoms Law and Regulation Conference in London. The presentation covered the differences between OTT services and traditional network-based services, their impact on traditional services, and public priorities for regulating OTT services. The presentation slides can be accessed below.
Brian Williamson presented the findings of a Plum study “The internet – the new helping the old” for CCIA and EDiMA in Brussels. The study looked at how the internet is contributing to and complementing economic activity in Europe. The internet is the most recent and most potent wave of General Purpose Technologies which have[…]
Tony Lavender chaired the afternoon session of a European Commission workshop on spectrum sharing held on 20th March in Brussels. The workshop was organised by DG Connect, and examined the design and use cases for geolocation databases for both LSA and white space applications. Tony’s input was based on Plum’s recently published Insight on spectrum[…]
Brian Williamson presented the results of a study for EE on the role of mobile in relation to digital inclusion at a Westminster digital inclusion roundtable. The study, which concluded that mobile and tablets could play a greater role in getting people online, is available here. The presentation can be accessed below.