Advising on spectrum policy and  spectrum auctions

Please contact us for more information.

Email: contact@unwiredinsight.com

We advise Governments and mobile network operators on spectrum policy.

Auctions have become a standard way for governments to assign spectrum, and can be lucrative for them. The switch-off of analogue TV in many countries will free up a substantial amount of 800MHz spectrum - the so-called 'digital dividend'.

Within the next 18 months, many auctions will take place to allocate 800MHz ('digital dividend') and 2.6GHz spectrum.

In addition, refarming of spectrum from GSM services will allow much more efficient LTE services to be deployed.

 

We can help you value this spectrum, by making use of our:

  • international benchmarking of spectrum auctions
  • comprehensive forecasting of future wireless traffic
  • modelling of the impact of alternative delivery mechanisms (including WLAN, femtocells, sideloading and broadcasting networks)
  • assessment of realistic network capacities of HSPA, HSPA+, LTE and LTE-Advance networks.

Due to Unwired Insight's concern that the UK Government's current spectrum policy is not fully conducive to rapid, widespread roll-out of LTE networks and services, it made a formal response to the UK Government. Click here to read this response. 

 

We provide flexible support


 

Dr Mark Heath

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We can support you in a variety of ways, so please contact us. We have undertaken a broad range of consultancy and research activities to support spectrum auctions, including:

  • benchmarking of spectrum auctions worldwide, and understanding of the key drivers that determine spectrum valuation
  • radio network modelling, to determine the realistic capacities, costs and service capabilities of practical HSPA, HSPA+, LTE and LTE-Advance networks (for different spectrum allocations)
  • developing end-user models, to forecast the evolution of wireless service demand, and quantify traffic volumes across delivery platforms
  • forecasting wireless service usage and traffic split by delivery method, service type, user segment, device type and geographical region
  • tracking the take-up and usage of a large number of wireless services worldwide, to ensure that the assumptions made in our modelling and forecasts are realistic
  • evaluating all delivery method for wireless services - not just 3G networks - to determine the specific roles and value of WLAN systems, femtocells, broadcasting networks and sideloading.

 

 

We have undertaken a range of consultancy and research activities, including the determination of realistic network capacities of HSPA, HSPA+, LTE and LTE+ networks for a number of mobile operators, for different types and amounts of spectrum.

 

 

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3G networks will face capacity
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Wireless network traffic to increase tenfold

Wireless broadband to exceed 2 billion customers