Tim Miller spoke at, and moderated, TechUK’s seminar on lessons that can be learnt from recent spectrum auctions. Tim’s keynote speech covered trends in spectrum awards – not just auctions – and spectrum value, and the slides can be found below. Other presentations focussed on the current US incentive auctions, and future predictions for auction[…]
With so many areas affected by the potential British exit from the EU (Brexit) and the accompanying uncertainty, it is premature to form firm views as to how telecommunications players should react. Impact will depend largely on terms associated with withdrawal yet to be agreed between the UK and EU. Therefore, strategic planning and risk[…]
Tim Miller presented at the 11th European Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels on 23 June on how the evolution of 5G technologies and services are leading to the need for a change in the way spectrum management is considered. He explained the service-led definitions of 5G, before focussing on the spectrum allocation decisions that have been made – and need[…]
Although the technology underpinning 5G is still in development, it is likely to offer additional capacity and efficiency in the radio access network much as preceding generations have. However, with ever-growing traffic demand, challenging competition, and the rise of OTT services, operators are finding it increasingly difficult to sustain healthy business margins. There is uncertainty[…]
Plum was part of the study team which advised the National Communications Commission on the auction of the 2.6 GHz band in Taiwan. Plum’s consultants led the valuation work, which employed a combination of techniques including international benchmarking, econometrics, avoided cost modelling and enterprise valuation. The work also included an assessment of the potential impact[…]
Tim Miller presented and led a panel discussion at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in Bangkok on 26 April, on the spectrum requirements for 5G technologies globally and in the Asia Pacific region. Tim discussed how 5G technologies are defined and the services that will run over them, the evolution of demand, and the current work[…]
Tim Miller is taking part in a symposium organised by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) on how improvements in technology and falling prices can be better reflected in measures of productivity. As prices for electronics and computers fall, while their capabilities rise, standard measures of productivity and wealth – such as GDP – will appear[…]
Bundling in telecommunications retail markets is growing, with nearly two thirds of households now purchasing a form of bundle in the UK. Consumer demand is driven by rational and consistent maximisation of personal benefit, and the idiosyncratic psychological ways people actually make decisions. Behavioural economics is the study of economic decision making in the light of[…]
Quality of service is one the key metrics by which a mobile service is measured. Improving the quality of service that consumers experience is rightly important for Egyptian policymakers and regulators. Plum’s report, commissioned by the GSMA, explored how quality of service could be improved on Egyptian mobile networks to the benefit of consumers. International[…]
Plum carried out an exercise for Telecom Argentina looking at the value of spectrum in various bands for their operations in Paraguay. This project was designed to inform Telecom Argentina of the relative value of spectrum, and to influence their future strategy around participation in spectrum auctions and other spectrum acquisition.