Tony Lavender moderated a panel session on the Ministerial Programme at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 2nd March. The panel was part of the mobile spectrum thematic workshop and it comprised representatives of the FCC, Qualcomm, Vodafone, National Association of Broadcasters and Facebook. The panel focused on the use of spectrum below 700 MHz[…]
Tony Lavender moderated a panel discussion on 3.5 GHz TDD LTE at the Huawei MBB ConneXion @MWC2015 event held in Barcelona. The round table comprised representatives from Huawei, Qualcomm, the GSMA, Softbank, DirecTV and Linkem. Discussion considered the business case for 3.5 GHz TDD LTE for FWA and mobility, ecosystem availability and the fit of[…]
At the Forum Global sub-Saharan Africa Spectrum Conference in Johannesburg Tony Lavender spoke on spectrum challenges facing the sub-Saharan region. These included spectrum requirements for IMT and candidate bands for consideration at WRC15, mobile capacity and the spectrum crunch, the need to support digital terrestrial television, spectrum sharing and factors to be considered when making[…]
Today the European Commission published the findings of a study by Plum and Farncombe on broadcast-broadband convergence. The report considers three questions: How will audio-visual (AV) consumption in the European Union change over the next 15 years? How will broadcast-broadband services develop in that period? Is there merit in moving to a converged platform in[…]
At the Forum Europe conference in Doha, Tim Miller presented a session on how regulators in Middle East and North Africa can ensure a smooth transition to digital television – and release spectrum for use by mobile networks. His presentation focussed on the steps that regulators and industry bodies must go through when moving television[…]
Brian Williamson spoke at the ECTA Regulatory Conference in Brussels on the Review of the Recommendation of Relevant Markets and future issues in relation to regulation. The presentation proposed that the focus of sector-specific regulation should be broadband access, that any issues in relation to applications including voice should be addressed via general consumer and[…]
At the TMT World Congress, organised by TMT Finance, Tim Miller led a discussion among operators, lawyers, and regulatory experts on the ways in which regulation is currently impacting on the operations and investments of mobile operators. The panel comprised representatives from four major operators, and they discussed how lessons learnt from European regulation have[…]
Tony Lavender spoke at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Spectrum next steps – innovation, sharing and public benefit on November 5th. Tony presented a keynote on assessng the spectrum crunch and whether the UK’s spectrum strategy puts the UK in a good position going forward to utilise spectrum efficiently, fairly and in a way that[…]
The final workshop for the study on the challenges and opportunities of broadcast-broadband convergence was held in Brussels on the 4th November 2014. The main aim of the workshop was to present the overall study findings and to give stakeholders an opportunity to comment. We would like to thank everyone who attended the workshop for[…]
Plum Consulting London LLP and Aegis Systems Limited announced today that they have entered into an agreement under which the business operations of Aegis Systems will become part of Plum. Plum is a leading provider of strategy, policy and regulatory advice on telecommunications, spectrum, online and media issues. Aegis Systems is a preeminent independent provider[…]