David Lewin spoke at a Vodafone event on broadband policy in Brussels
David Lewin spoke at a Vodafone event on broadband policy in Brussels entitled “Developing Government Objectives for Broadband”
Demand-side measures to stimulate Internet and broadband take-up
Plum conducted a study to determine the barriers to internet adoption and the effectiveness of policy levers for overcoming these barriers. The report was published in Vodafone’s Public Policy Paper Series Issue No. 10 “Developing Government objectives for broadband”.
The future of the entertainment industry in the UK
Plum led a large study to develop likely scenarios for the state of the UK entertainment sector in 2028. The scenarios were then used to assess the likely long-term future demand for spectrum from the UK entertainment sector.
David Lewin spoke on the future of the UK entertainment sector
David Lewin spoke on “Future digital value: the UK entertainment sector in 2028” at the Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference 2009.
Voice telephony services for deaf people
Plum assessed the extent to which existing telecommunications relay services meet the needs of four specific groups of deaf people and the extent to which relay services using more recent technologies might serve these groups effectively. The study involved primary research with 24 deaf people.
Ofcom publishes summary of a Plum study on the future of entertainment sector
Ofcom published its fourth annual technology research report. The report covers a number of spectrum management projects and highlights a Plum study on the communications infrastructure required to support future entertainment services. Visit related web site
David Lewin spoke on universal broadband policy in Turkey
David Lewin spoke on universal broadband policy in Turkey at the ETNO conference “Connecting Europe in the Digital Age”.
David Lewin spoke at the IIC forum in Brussels on next generation access
David Lewin spoke at the IIC forum in Brussels at the session on Next generation access networks – how to develop their full potential? Visit related web site
Regulating next-generation fixed access to telecommunications services
This paper, published on SSRN, considers a central issue in telecommunications regulation. What rules, if any, should regulators put in place to provide incentives for timely and efficient investment in NGA while, at the same time, preventing monopoly abuse – either by taking monopoly rents from end users or harming downstream competition? We focus on[…]
Spectrum management policy in India
Plum carried out an impact assessment on the consequences of current spectrum assignment policy in India. It concluded that India was generating substantial economic losses through a policy of fragmented assignment of spectrum to competing operators.