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[…]
The first workshop for the study on “Challenges and opportunities of broadcast-broadband convergence and its impact on spectrum and network use” was held in Brussels on 27 March 2014. The aim of the workshop was to present the preliminary findings by the study team and to seek stakeholders’ views and inputs. We would like to[…]
The European Commission has initiated a study, to be carried out by Plum Consulting and Farncombe, to consider: How audio-visual services will be delivered in Europe over the next 15 years Whether Europe should move to a converged terrestrial wireless platform for the delivery of audio-visual (linear, on-demand) and internet (data) services over this period[…]
Plum supported EE in responding to Ofcom on proposed annual spectrum licence fees for 1800 MHz spectrum by providing advice, preparing a report which EE submitted to Ofcom and via a follow up presentation to Ofcom.
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[…]
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 prepared a report for Qualcomm that appraised the economic and social benefits of releasing 2.1GHz spectrum for 3G services in Pakistan. The report quantifies the economic benefits, in terms of a GDP impact and revenues raised from the auction of spectrum, and discusses the considerable social benefits from use of 3G services to enhance[…]
Plum advised Etisalat Nigeria on a range of policy issues in the context of the development of a national broadband plan.
There is a widespread consensus that more spectrum needs to be allocated for mobile broadband. The ITU has forecast a requirement for 1720 MHz by 2020, up from around 300-600MHz assigned today. Many countries in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific have published targets to increase the amount of spectrum for mobile services by[…]
As smartphones and other devices drive up data traffic on wireless broadband networks, governments are placing greater emphasis on spectrum policy as an engine of wider economic development. In many ASEAN and South Asia countries, there is currently a 200 MHz shortfall in spectrum assigned for mobile services compared to countries in Europe and North[…]