A Leading Independent Consulting Firm Focused on Telecommunications, Media and Technology

Experience, Expertise & Innovation in Broadband, Spectrum & Auctions

We bring extensive industry knowledge and consulting experience to support a worldwide clientele in addressing opportunities and challenges in diverse areas ranging from 5G networks, services and applications, IoT, radio spectrum, auctions and private sales to IPTV, broadcasting as well as media services and applications.

LYA has been providing specialized expertise to the industry since 1993. Our team of experts has successfully supported large and small clients in various segments of the TMT industry.

Please contact us for any business inquiries. We look forward to hear from you and to contribute to your success.

What We Do

  • Business Strategy and M&A
  • Investment Analysis and Due Diligence
  • Regulatory and Policy Development
  • Spectrum Strategy, Valuation and Auctions
  • Expert Evidence in Litigations, Arbitrations and Antitrust Investigations
  • License Applications (Terrestrial and Satellite)
  • Market Research and Competitive Analysis
  • New Services and Applications
  • Private Sales and Auctions
  • Mobile, IoT, Broadband, OTT, IPTV & Related Services

Team

Our team is diverse and multidisciplinary, cumulating more than 100 years of experience in the field of telecommunications and broadcasting.  Our combined experience brings technology, regulatory, mathematic and economics expertise all under one roof enhancing the benefits that are derived from its clients.

Each member of the LYA team brings recognized expertise in their field.

Ms Johanne Lemay and Mr. Robert Yates, the Co-Founders of LYA, are recognized as expert consultants in telecommunications, spectrum and auctions as well as broadcasting around the world. They are often requested as speakers at industry conferences.

Ms. Lemay and Mr. Yates have each acted as expert witness in numerous regulatory consultations as well as in litigations on behalf of various parties.

LYA Clients

  • Mobile carriers
  • Mobile Virtual Network Operators
  • Satellite operators
  • Telecommunications Service Providers
  • Technology Companies
  • Cable TV, IPTV as well as OTT service providers.
  • Broadcasters and Digital Media Companies
  • Investors, Lenders and Private Equity
  • Regulators and Anti-Trust Agencies

Latest Insights

US Launches its First 5G mmWave Auction while Following a Distinctive Path for C-Band: Opportunities and Risks

On November 14, 2018, the FCC launched its first mmWave auction for 28 GHz spectrum, being awarded on a county basis, to be followed quickly by a second auction for 24 GHz spectrum, to [...]

LYA Around the World

Countries where LYA has been active supporting clients are indicated below.