The digital connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region is primarily shaped by the availability of ICT infrastructure, the nature of regulatory policies, and the dynamics of competition among service providers. This paper explores the policies and regulations that affect the costs and accessibility...

Fast, secure, and widespread connectivity is essential for the deployment of the technologies that will bring us into tomorrow's world. To ensure that our digital transition is successful, the EU set specific connectivity targets to be reached by 2030 in the policy programme for the digital...

Fast, secure, and widespread connectivity is essential for the deployment of the technologies that will bring us into tomorrow's world. To ensure that our digital transition is successful, the EU set specific connectivity targets to be reached by 2030 in the policy programme for the digital...

This article discusses how we can locate and understand infrastructural power in mobile infrastructures for datafication through dissecting third-party tracking via so-called software development kits (SDKs). As key material components of mobile infrastructures, SDKs enable app functionality,...

Equitable access to broadband services is imperative to narrow the digital divide and for more people to benefit from digitalization. Compared to other ASEAN countries, the Philippines' internet connectivity lags in affordability, speed, and access, creating an uneven landscape for digital...

Dieser Abschlussbericht fasst die Ergebnisse und die Erkenntnisse aus dem Pilotprojekt zur Kupfer-Glas-Migration Telekom Deutschland zusammen. Er wurde vom Projektteam des WIK erstellt, das das Pilotprojekt im Auftrag des Gigabitforums begleitet hat. Der Abschlussbericht ist das Ergebnis der...

Next-generation broadband networks are poised to be key enablers of Canada’s future economic and social prosperity. 5G alone is expected to be transformative, generating billions in additional gross domestic product, thousands of jobs, and myriad social benefits.Expedient deployment of these...

This paper provides evidence to inform the discussions on the need of regulatory intervention in the hitherto market-driven relationships between Communications Service Providers (CSPs) and Value-Added Service (VAS) providers in Brazil. Firstly, we analyze the mainstream business model adopted...

A broad-scale rollout and adoption of new high-speed broadband networks and services, respectively, is expected to generate innovative services for consumers and create a high potential for productivity increases and economic growth. However, there is no evidence available on the causal impact...

Ubiquitous high-speed fiber-based and mobile broadband availability is a key economic policy goal in the European Union and other developed countries. Policymakers seek to boost economic growth, productivity, and employment, especially in remote areas, through ambitious broadband targets and...

The Indonesian government has prioritized inclusive digital connectivity for the country's economic prosperity. Despite Indonesia's progress toward achieving inclusive digital transformation, the country faces a digital divide across its regions. The ICT Development Index conducted by Statistics...

Digital platforms and data-driven business models have become integral to today's internet economy. Large technology companies like Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft exert control over access to online content, products, services and social interactions through their digital ecosystems and...

Im Rahmen des Forschungsprogramms hat das WIK im Sommer 2023 eine groß angelegte Online-Befragung unter den in Deutschland im FTTB/H-Ausbau engagierten Akteuren durchgeführt. Der Teilnehmerkreis spiegelt den Markt in seiner Vielfalt und Heterogenität wider. Das Segment der Stadtwerke ist in...

Die Gigabitstrategie der Bundesregierung verfolgt das Ziel, Handlungsempfehlungen zu entwickeln, um den nachhaltigen Ausbau von Gigabitnetzen weiter zu stärken. Die Infrastrukturen sollen nicht nur die Erreichung der Klimaziele anderer Sektoren unterstützen, sondern auch aktiv zu globalen...

Regulators have paid insufficient attention to the significance of standardized disclosure for stablecoins regulation. Information disclosure has long been considered a primary tool for consumer protection. Stablecoin issuers should disclose honestly and responsibly about the qualification of...

Lokal zugeteilte Frequenzen im Bereich 3,7 GHz ermöglichen die Errichtung von 5G-Campusnetzen in Deutschland. Aktuell sind bereits innovative Anwendungen im Bereich Industrie 4.0 oder der Intralogistik von 5G möglich. Die Entwicklung von 5G-Campusnetzen ist jedoch ein evolutorischer Prozess....

Various methods have been proposed to search for molecules with the desired properties. However, it remains difficult due to the vastness of the search space. Because of the reason, it is not easy to obtain a suitable solution by applying randomized algorithms.In recent years, deep...

This research paper studies the impact of non-internet cellular coverage on banking outcomes in Mexico in 2010. It builds on previous literature that establishes a positive relationship between Information and Communications Technologies and a wide array of outcomes, from political mobilization...

Whether network slicing complies with the net neutrality rules currently in force in Europe and previously applicable in the U.S. presents a key issue in the deployment of 5G. In many ways, both regimes frame the issues in a similar manner, with the exceptions for reasonable traffic management...

We propose in this paper that research methods drawn from three separate literature streams – industry evolution, the viable systems model, and system of systems analysis – can be combined to perform industry cybernetics analysis of technology-focused industries. The empirical example we...

African governments and the AU have supported the development of the continent’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. China, too, has increasingly invested in that sector. This Policy Brief argues that while Beijing meets Africa’s need for the development, helps bridge the...

This article studies the impact of the sharing of traffic costs between an Internet access provider and a content provider, both of which have a monopoly on their market. It shows that when the content provider charges consumers for content, cost sharing triggers a virtuous circle that...

In this article the value of “Fixed Broadband Take Up” in Europe is investigated. Data are collected from the DESI-Digital Economy and Society Index for 28 countries in the period 2016-2021. Data are analyzed with Panel Data with Fixed Effects and Random Effects. The Fixed Broadband Take-Up...

This paper emphasizes the different nature of cross border liberalization in network related services, such as telecoms, compared to liberalization in goods. In the presence of network externalities, it argues that if two disjoint country service networks involving a small and large country are...

This article examines the formation of the first internet exchange point (IXP) in Mexico amid the implementation of telecommunication reforms and asymmetric regulations in a market with low level of competition. An IXP is defined as a shared interconnection facility and a key internet governance...