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.
Plum carried out a major study for the board of the IFT – the telecommunications and broadcasting regulator – in Mexico. In March 2014 the newly formed IFT declared AMX a preponderant economic agent in the telecommunications sector and Televisa a preponderant economic agent in the broadcasting sector, with a review of market conditions after[…]
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[…]
Plum led a 12 month study, working with Farncombe, to assess the options for future use of UHF spectrum in the EU – with a focus on the case for and against a converged mobile/DTT platform. The study involved: Wide consultation with, and three workshops for, industry players A detailed assessment of how audio-visual services[…]
Over the past few years Plum has undertaken a series of projects for GO, Malta’s leading provider of communications services, to help it develop its investment strategy for the deployment of high-speed broadband infrastructure. The work was carried out in the following stages. Business case for fibre investment Plum carried out an assessment of[…]
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[…]
The second workshop for the study on the challenges and opportunities of broadcast-broadband convergence was held in Brussels on the 8th July 2014. The aim of the workshop was to present the preliminary findings by the study team and to seek stakeholders’ views and inputs. We would like to thank everyone who attended the workshop[…]
The first workshop for the study on “Challenges and opportunities of broadcast-broadband convergence and its impact on spectrum and network use” was held in Brussels on 27 March 2014. The aim of the workshop was to present the preliminary findings by the study team and to seek stakeholders’ views and inputs. We would like to[…]
Plum undertook a critical review of a report “The value of Digital Terrestrial Television in an era of increasing demand for spectrum” published in January 2014 by Digital UK. Plum’s critique focussed on the methodology used to estimate the economic benefit of DTT and the average and marginal value of spectrum.
The European Commission has initiated a study, to be carried out by Plum Consulting and Farncombe, to consider: How audio-visual services will be delivered in Europe over the next 15 years Whether Europe should move to a converged terrestrial wireless platform for the delivery of audio-visual (linear, on-demand) and internet (data) services over this period[…]