Plum provided assistance to the GSMA, operators and the regulator in Egypt on developing a roadmap for the release of additional spectrum for mobile broadband across the country. Following a previous project outlining the benefits of mobile broadband, the Egyptian government were seeking a detailed report on the obstacles to be overcome when moving towards[…]
At the 2015 Latin Americas Spectrum Management Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Tim Miller took part in a panel discussion on how spectrum use could be used more efficiency across the Latin American region. The discussion centred around how spectrum sharing can lead to more efficient outcomes, and also how existing spectrum allocations can be adjusted[…]
In order to identify where spectrum in the UHF bands could be made available for mobile broadband, Plum surveyed the television broadcasting markets across the Middle East and calculated how a move to digital television could free up significant amounts of spectrum in the sub-800MHz bands. Starting with the assumption that the number of channels[…]
Plum was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank to provide advice to the Mexican telecommunications regulator, the IFT, on the appropriate way of valuing spectrum ahead of a number of auctions. The IFT was set to significantly expand the amount of spectrum available to operators, and wanted to understand the appropriate level for reserve prices[…]
Tim Miller spoke today at the UK Spectrum Policy Forum Cluster 2: DTG DSA Forum and discussions on PMSE about future spectrum sharing scenarios. Tim spoke about the need for spectrum sharing as the demand for sharing for spectrum-using services, including mobile broadband, increases and how spectrum sharing is possible between many different combinations of[…]
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[…]
On behalf of the GSMA, Plum estimated the potential impact of additional spectrum awards to mobile operators in India and Pakistan, focussing on the sub-700MHz spectrum bands which could be released after digital switchover. First, Plum analysed the current television markets in each country, to identify how much spectrum could be released once the analogue[…]
This paper discusses a new approach to spectrum sharing being developed in Europe and the USA. To date sharing of bands has been undertaken on a hierarchical basis with the incumbent use having priority over new uses. This does not provide some potential new users, and in particular wireless broadband operators, with the quality of[…]
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[…]
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[…]