Plum, Aegis and Britten Consulting advised the European Space Agency on the application of the public value framework to assess the value of satellite spectrum use. This involved consideration of a number of case studies on different classes of satellite services across various frequency bands, including fixed satellite services (FSS), mobile satellite services (MSS) and[…]
This paper discusses the recent development of European level policies regarding wireless broadband services, and in particular those adopted by the European Union. We address three main policy strands, namely broadband service provision in general, spectrum allocation and policies addressing competition issues in mobile markets. We find that the European Commission has successfully promulgated good[…]
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, with Aegis, assessed the costs and benefits of reallocating the 2.6 GHz band partially or wholly from MMDS to mobile broadband services in 2014 or 2017.
Industry forecasts suggest mobile data traffic could grow by up to 30 times current levels over the next 5 years. To meet this ever increasing demand operators will need more spectrum and to adopt new technologies to use spectrum more effectively. Governments around the world have announced ambitious targets for spectrum release to mobile broadband[…]
This study considered the band plan options for the 698 – 790 MHz spectrum (2nd digital dividend band) following from the decision at WRC-07 to identify the band 698 – 806 MHz for future IMT systems in Regions 2 and 3. The intention was to explore the band plan options to similarly extend the digital[…]
Plum assessed the economic benefits from using the 1.4 GHz band for a supplemental downlink for the delivery of enhanced mobile multimedia and broadband services in Europe.
This study assessed international developments in how spectrum management organisations and governments are working with their respective public sector agencies to free up under-utilised spectrum. These findings were then used to advise on how to provide appropriate incentives to free up public sector spectrum in Australia. Case study countries that provided examples of a systematic[…]
Plum worked with the Shareholder Executive (BIS) to develop a view of commercial demand for public sector spectrum. Spectrum is a valuable input to the production of numerous services with social and economic value. The 2005 Cave Audit found that there was considerable potential to reallocate spectrum from public sector use to commercial use in[…]
There have been moves towards greater reliance on market mechanisms for spectrum management – auctions, trading, private band management and leasing – in North America, the EU and a number of other countries. Alongside these developments, regulators have applied administratively determined spectrum prices with the aims of recovering administrative costs and promoting spectrum efficiency through[…]