Regulatory reform and liberalization policies in emerging markets have been a key driver behind market growth, network expansion and increased access to service and technology options. With access to communications services reaching unprecedented levels in all emerging regions, global telecom players, international organizations and local government and regulatory bodies around the world look to Pyramid for strategic support and analysis. Responsible for Pyramid’s global Regulation & Policy consulting practice, Sonia Jorge has close to 20 years of experience as an international consultant in communications policy and regulation, gender and development. Her recent work has focused on ICT policy and regulation, strategic planning for the ICT sector, national ICT policy and program development, and new regulatory frameworks.
Pyramid routinely advises the leaders who are shaping the development of the regulation and policy sector. Recent projects include:
Provided analysis of the impact of mobile technologies among the rural & urban population and the use of mobile applications across verticals in Nigeria
Advised a number of regulators and private sector players on key regulatory and policy issues, including licensing, pricing regulation, market structure impact analysis and universal access plans and projects
Advised a telecom regulator on network roll out costs of various wireless technologies to reach remote areas in the country
Provided a global development institution with a top-down analysis of total telecom investment —focusing on Internet and datacom infrastructure
Performed an independent due diligence review for a consortium of three banks in the US, South Africa and Europe, including a complete review of the market, the regulatory environment, the supply and capacity constraints, and the financial viability overall of the project
For a regulator, Pyramid assessed relevant examples of mobile applications across industry verticals in different countries to illustrate the far-reaching impact mobile technologies have in emerging markets
For more consulting project examples, contact us at info@pyr.com.
In addition to the wealth of experience of individual members of the staff, Pyramid has a successful track record advising global telecom players, international organizations and local government and regulatory bodies around the world. Pyramid leverages proprietary market demand models that rely on macroeconomic and demographic data as well as primary research data gathered directly from service providers, regulators, content providers, equipment manufacturers, and user surveys. We benchmark country-level projections against a database of more than 100 markets, where we conduct regressions across markets comparing GDP per capita levels, urbanization levels, the number of competitors, and the market share of the leading operator, among other indicators.
In 2011, our practice and is focusing on the following key areas:
Regulatory and policy support for corporate clients and government agencies
ICT for development policy and programs
Competition and dominance analysis (including benchmarking)
Regulatory frameworks to implement new licensing regimes, infrastructure sharing regulations; spectrum reform and cost-based pricing (including cost modeling and analysis)
National universal access and broadband policy development, including cross-sector programs and projects
To learn more about our credentials, contact us at info@pyr.com.
