The U.K. spectrum policy is keeping wireless prices low—can Canada do the same?

Canada risks an inadequate supply of spectrum that may limit competition for 5G services, drive up both spectrum and 5G service prices, and delay access to a very significant new technology.

A combination of advances is making 5G a major element in countries’ digitalization strategies, upon which their prosperity increasingly depends, writes Martin Cave. Unsplash photograph by Paul Hanaoka

Opinion

BY MARTIN CAVE

February 1, 2023

A group of economic consultants recently calculated that between 2010 and 2020, average smartphone speeds in advanced countries increased by 100 times, and data consumption per mobile subscriber went up 90 times. Quality-adjusted prices fell by similar amounts. It is thus no...

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