Plum and Network Strategies were commissioned by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) to conduct a study of spectrum trading. Plum conducted an assessment of spectrum trading in Australia, including a description of the current environment, examples of past trades and key lessons from these trades. This helped to identify the[…]
Plum supported the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) with the estimation of value for the 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum bands in Australia. The work was performed in conjunction with Dr. Melvyn Weeks of the University of Cambridge. To derive estimates of spectrum value for delivery of mobile broadband services[…]
Plum, with TNS, assessed the economic potential for cross-border pay-to-view and/or listen audiovisual media services in the European Union. The study involved a review of the supply of audiovisual services over terrestrial, cable, satellite, IPTV and over-the-top platforms both nationally and across the EU, and consumer surveys on interest and willingness to pay for such[…]
Plum carried out an assessment of liberalisation of the directory assistance market in the UK – both immediately following liberalisation in 2002 and in the subsequent 10 years. The study considered the nature of retail competition which has emerged, how price transparency has changed, and the extent to which Ofcom’s goals at liberalisation have been[…]
Plum assessed the benefits of releasing digital dividend and 2.6 GHz spectrum for mobile broadband in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of both economic growth and social development. The study involved quantitative modelling of impact of early spectrum release on GDP growth.
Plum valued spectrum licences for 825-845 MHz and 870-890 MHz spectrum for the purposes of setting government expectations with regard to licence reissue prices. There were three elements to the study: A review of international evidence on the value of spectrum licences in the same or similar frequency bands as revealed in auctions and licence[…]
Plum carried out a valuation exercise for the Australian Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) to estimate prices for 15 year spectrum licences with a view to setting fees for licence renewal. Plum derived values based on modelling and benchmark analysis and assisted the Ministry is responding to operator comments. Summaries of[…]