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New Article: One giant leap…
We are delighted that our new “One Giant Leap” article has been published in the September edition of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) magazine. The article highlights that a number of financial measurement and accounting challenges still exist in the in space sector, and the finance sector and regulators should undertake further assessment…
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Is finance a final frontier for space today?
This article (link) is about the space sector economy and related financial measurement issues. It reflects, and develops further, aspects of earlier presentations to Wyzsza Szkola Administracji i Biznesuim E Kwiatkowskiego, Gdynia on the 9th of November 2017 to Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Polska Akademia Nauk on 16-17 January 2018, and at Kozminski University, Warsaw Poland…
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Spectrum – Is it all about access?
Spectrum access rights, to a spectrum frequency band, have traditionally been allocated to certain industry sector users by the ITU and in turn licensed by national regulators, typically on an exclusive rights basis. Recently, we have also seen a significant growth in the open “unlicensed” spectrum ranges, such as Wi-Fi where access is given by…
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Sharing spectrum – what’s on the menu for “starters”?
telcoconsulting recently presented a paper entitled “valuation and pricing” at the techUK Spectrum Policy Forum on spectrum sharing within the 3.8-4.2 GHz band, which highlighted our initial thoughts on this complex subject. Valuations of a spectrum band typically considers the specification of the frequency band, its location (country or geographic area), and allocations of the…
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Celebrating Silver Anniversary in the International Telecoms Sector – personal reflections on 1992, 2017 and bit of the Future
10 May 2017 Celebrating Silver Anniversary in the International Telecoms Sector – personal reflections on 1992, 2017 and bit of the Future Our first client was an investment bank equity analyst. We analysed the UK market, reviewed the incumbent operator’s financial results and network asset valuation and considered the regulatory and market impact. The duopoly had…
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Radio Spectrum and Financial Measurement – techUK insight article
We are delighted to share the details of our guest presentation to the Spectrum Policy Forum 26 January 2017, held at TechUK. The presentation was given by Anna Coast and Bob Franklin of telcoconsulting. Further information is available from TechUK website and the paper is available as a free PDF download.
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Announcing a new seminar on 13 June 2017 “Radio Spectrum Finance”
We are delighted to announce our latest 1-day course on “Radio Spectrum Finance” in conjunction with techUK. The course will be held on 13 June 2017 at the City Offices of techUK in London. This new programme now includes two case studies on – 1. Analysing an Operators accounts and transparency 2. Spectrum Cash Flow,…
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telconsulting successfully delivers Spectrum Finance Training to ITU-R in Geneva
Building on their recent successfully delivered training courses, telcoconsulting was invited by the Director of the ITU-R Radio Communication Bureau to provide an intensive training course on “Spectrum Finance” at their global headquarters in Geneva in October 2016. Training topics included “financial impact of spectrum policy/licensing, “valuation methods relating to Spectrum including a mobile licence…
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Brexit and Impact on telecommunication investment – a talk by Anna Coast
Yesterday, Wednesday 14 September, Anna Coast of telcoconsulting gave a talk to an audience consisting of policymakers, government, regulators and economists on “Brexit and the Impact on Telecommunication Investment“. The event was held at the Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall, London. The talk stimulated debate on the economic and financial impact as well as…
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Announcing a new course (October 2016) “The Spectrum Business – A Financial Perspective”
We are delighted to announce our latest 1-day course on “The Spectrum Business – A Financial Perspective” in conjunction with techUK. The course will be held on 21 October 2016 at the City Offices of techUK in London, Further information and course registration details are available on the techUK course details page.
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Valuing the Spectrum – May 2016 Course Completed
Anna and Bob delivered a highly successful 2-day course on “Valuing the Spectrum” in May 2016 to an international group from the Americas, the Caribbean, USA, Middle East, Europe as well as the UK. Feedback comments included ”a most productive two days” and “I commend the depth and clarity of the issues tackled”.