Plum prepared a report on behalf of ETNO on the development of the business services market and the implications for the European review of relevant telecommunications markets susceptible to regulation.
Plum assessed the social and economic impact of adoption of a more efficient transmission technology (i.e. DVB-T2) on digital terrestrial television (DTT) at the time of 700MHz clearance (assumed to be 2019-2021). If the 700 MHz band (694-790 MHz) is repurposed from broadcasting to mobile use, the spectrum available to broadcast TV would be reduced[…]
Plum prepared a report assisting BT in responding to an Ofcom consultation on the price differential between wholesale inputs for broadband services – MPF (metallic path facility) and WLR + SMPF (wholesale line rental and shared metallic path facility). Plum argued that the price differential should be rapidly aligned with the cost differential in order[…]
Plum prepared a report for BT to accompany their submission to Ofcom on future broadband market development, the impacts of alternative forms of regulation (including anchor product regulation) on investment incentives and on the value of a commitment to continue to forebear from price regulation of fibre.
This study assessed the alternative use value – primarily for mobile services – of sub-1 GHz spectrum in the ITU Region 1 (Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa). The study focusses primarily on the 700 MHz band, which is currently allocated to broadcasting in ITU Region 1. It estimated the benefits of an[…]
Plum produced a report for the GSMA which considered the costs and benefits of synchronisation of spectrum release across Europe, particularly in relation to 700 MHz.
Plum prepared a report on the European app economy and proposed policy measures to support the growth of the app economy for the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT). Plum supported ACT in presenting the report at events in Brussels, Paris and London to policy makers and politicians.
Plum advised Vodafone India on spectrum value for the 1800MHz band in the context of a consultation by the TRAI on reserve prices for a forthcoming auction of the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands. Plum reviewed the approaches considered by the TRAI and then estimated values using econometric analysis and network cost modelling. The results of[…]
Plum conducted a study for ETNO of developments since the last review of the telecommunications market in Europe in 2007 and their implications for the list of relevant markets susceptible to regulation. The study considered technology and market developments since the last review and anticipated to 2015 and beyond. The study also took into account[…]
This report considered Ofcom’s proposals for the potential application of AIP to spectrum utilised for national terrestrial TV broadcasting. In its consultation on spectrum pricing for broadcasting, Ofcom stated that, where there are constraints on spectrum release, it does not expect “…the application of AIP to meet its core objective of securing the optimal use[…]