Workshops

LYA offers workshops for conferences or your private in-house events. Below are three examples of LYA Workshops conducted in recent years. Workshops can be tailored to a variety of stakeholders including regulators and policy makers, industry associations or groups, individual service providers as well as investors and lenders.

LYA Spectrum Strategy, Valuation and Auction Workshop

The LYA® SPECTRUM STRATEGY, VALUATION AND AUCTION WORKSHOP provides an intensive learning experience integrating auction theory, technologies and regulations as well as competitive and market dynamics. In the 5G world, the right spectrum strategy and spectrum assets can provide a critical competitive edge to telecommunications operators.

The LYA® workshop is a valuable tool to kick start your auction bidding team prior to spectrum auctions or as a part of overall strategy development for spectrum initiatives. Benefit from LYA’s unique experience in areas such as:

  • Business planning for spectrum based initiatives
  • License valuation
  • Auction training
  • Hands-on bidding room experience and successful bidding

This workshop is provided as an intensive one-day session at a time and location convenient for you.

LYA Auction Bidding Workshop

The LYA® AUCTION BIDDING WORKSHOP provides participants with an opportunity for hands-on experience of major auction formats currently being used for high stakes auctions from sealed bids to combinatorial clock including first or second price auctions. Below is an overview agenda for the LYA® AUCTION BIDDING WORKSHOP.

 

  1. Auction Format and Rules Overview
    • Sealed Bids
    • Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending
    • Combinatorial Clock Ascending
    • Clock Auction
    • First or Second Price
  2. Discuss the pros & cons of each
  3. Results of sample auctions worldwide
  4. Hands-on bidding
    • Sealed bids
    • Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending
    • Combinatorial Clock Ascending
    • Clock Auction
    • First or Second Price
  5. Wrap-Up

This workshop is provided as an intensive two-days session at a time and location convenient for you.

The LYA® workshop is a valuable tool to kick start your auction bidding team prior to spectrum auctions or as a part of overall strategy development for spectrum initiatives. Benefit from LYA’s unique experience in areas such as:

  • Business planning for spectrum based initiatives
  • License valuation
  • Auction training
  • Hands-on bidding room experience and successful bidding

This workshop is provided as an intensive one-day session at a time and location convenient for you.

LYA Reverse Auction Bidding Workshop

This workshop was offered in the context of the US FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction process. The RDOF auction used a reverse auction process to award broadband subsidies. 

  • Section 1 – Overview of the auction, objectives, rules.
  • Section 2 – RDOF auction bidding process – mechanics and “how to” – Auction features.
  • Section 3 – CAF-II Bidding and Lessons learned.
  • Section 4 – Round decision-making process and playing the auction process to win.
  • Section 5 – Managing Bidding.
  • Section 6 - Concluding remarks and discussion.

LYA's workshop focused on RDOF took place as two half-days, and can be applied to other reverse auction processes to support preparation for subsidy auctions.

Why LYA?

LYA brings a focused approach dedicated to your success. We thrive on uncertainty. Complex questions and challenging engagements are our lifeblood. Contact us for a competitive proposal and we look forward to being part of your team.