95 billion euro boost from reallocating quarter of TV band

Another consultants report argues that mobile access to the digital dividend would bring significant economic benefits. The latest analysis claims the benefit would come mainly from broadband data access using laptops and high-end handsets.

Although this consultants report was by commissioned by Ericsson, Nokia, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone its authors, Spectrum Value Partners, emphasise that it is an independent analysis. Spectrum say they work for both the broadcasting and telecoms sector, so it is in their interest to be objective. The consultants describe it as the "first comprehensive economic analysis of the costs and benefits of allocating different quantities of UHF spectrum for mobile broadband and broadcast use throughout Europe."

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