Plum and Farncombe prepared a practical guide to digital switchover to supplement the information already published by the ITU and others. The guide focuses on a set of practical measures that anyone undertaking switch over / switch off must address, drawing on best practice from around the world.
Plum evaluated alternative harmonised band plans, 2×40 MHz versus 2×30 MHz, for the 700 MHz band for the ITU-R Region 1. The study looks at the economic issues to inform the GSMA regarding the best candidate from these two band plans. The study focusses on the costs and benefits from an operator perspective as well as[…]
Plum provided the lead economics input and Aegis provided the lead technical input to a study led by WIK to develop a prototype spectrum inventory. The study involved collecting data on spectrum use in the frequency range 400MHz to 6GHz and developing measures of spectrum efficiency in order to identify bands that might be used[…]
Plum supported ACMA with the estimation of spectrum value for the 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands in Australia based on potential savings in network cost enabled by additional spectrum. The work included the development of a comprehensive cost model of 3G and 4G network deployment and the simulation of an auction to estimate final[…]
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 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[…]
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 and Aegis developed a comprehensive framework for spectrum utilisation fees for both spectrum awarded by auction (reserve) prices and other non-government spectrum directly assigned. The work included business case analysis and opportunity cost calculation for a variety of spectrum bands.
This project, for the ACMA, provided advice on administrative pricing for spectrum based on opportunity cost. Specifically, Plum advised on the appropriate level of opportunity cost pricing in the 400 MHz band across geographic areas with varying degrees of congestion, and on approaches to implementing spectrum pricing. The 400 MHz band (380-430MHz and 450-520 MHz)[…]