Tony Lavender spoke at the Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: Spectrum next steps – innovation, sharing and public benefit on November 5th. Tony presented a keynote on assessng the spectrum crunch and whether the UK’s spectrum strategy puts the UK in a good position going forward to utilise spectrum efficiently, fairly and in a way that[…]
This study, commissioned by Huawei, provides an independent assessment of the economic benefits that would arise through use of C-Band spectrum (3600-4200 MHz) for mobile broadband services in the UK. Mobile broadband traffic in the UK is forecast to grow rapidly over the next 10-15 years. It is possible that the UK may face a[…]
Plum was a member of an ITU team that advised the NBTC, Thailand on spectrum valuation methodology, derived spectrum values and advised on reserve prices for the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands. Reserve prices provide starting prices for different lots in an auction and so they are not an estimate of the value that[…]
Tony Lavender chaired a panel session at UK Trade and Investment’s House of Nations Mobile Day partner event at CeBIT in Hannover on 10th March. Tony’s introductory talk covered technology and policy levers for mobile applications and services. Key issues included: Analysis of trends (particularly devices), the blurring of consumer and enterprise worlds and productivity[…]
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[…]
Tony Lavender spoke at the Telecom Infrastructure and Real Estate Conference in London on 27th February. The presentation covered mobile industry developments including data demand, spectrum supply, technology evolution and the move to cloud based services. The presentation slides can be accessed via the link below.
Plum and Farncombe developed for the GSMA a summary of the benefits of digital broadcasting that flow to players on the broadcast value chain. The benefits for the broadcasting industry of the transition to DTT include: An increase in the capacity of broadcast transmission networks by improving spectrum efficiency (i.e. more data can be transmitted per[…]
Additional mobile spectrum will be essential for meeting future demand for mobile broadband in Europe. A study undertaken by Plum Consulting shows that Europe could benefit in economic terms by €12bn over the period to 2030 as a result of implementing mobile broadband in 2.3 GHz spectrum with the LSA regulatory framework. View full press release[…]
Plum undertook a study of the economic benefits of licensed shared access at 2.3 GHz. The study involved modelling the economic benefits of shared use of 2.3 GHz by mobile broadband services for Europe as a whole and for 7 case study countries. Plum interviewed regulators and incumbents in the case study countries.
Tony Lavender spoke on a panel debating consolidation in the European telecoms market and pan-European licenses for mobile services. The talk drew on proposals made by the European Commission for the Connected Continent, the ability of operators to make viable returns on investments and practical aspects of operating authorisations and licenses for mobile services across[…]