The emergence of mobile applications (apps) that utilize sharing economy concepts has revolutionized multiple industries, including transportation, accommodation, healthcare, and other sectors. With the nature of massive data collection and sharing policies, these platforms create serious...

This paper examines the effects of the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) using data from Uruguay. MNP allows customers to switch mobile providers while retaining their phone number, thereby reducing switching costs and potentially enhancing competition. Our analysis reveals that...

Axon Consulting assesses in this study the costs of mobile telecommunication networks in each of the 30 EU/EEA countries1 . The assessment is based on Axon's Bottom-up Long-Run Incremental Cost (BULRIC) model, developed thanks to the collaboration from National Regulatory Authorities and telecom...

Commuting is a fundamental aspect of employees' daily routines and continues to evolve with technological advancements. Yet the effects of commuting on subjective well-being remain insufficiently investigated in the context of expanding digital connectivity. This paper examines the causal...

In this paper we estimate social mobility rates, free of measurement errors, using register data for Denmark and Sweden, 1968 to 2021. To correct for measurement error attenuation, we take ratios of the correlation of relatives at different locations in family trees, such as cousins relative to...

A bias in research has seen studies focus mostly on corporate social investments (CSIs) in the private sector. The current study aims to provide an alternative perspective to the traditional association of CSIs with private sector organisations by including public sector entities such as public...

Mobile banking applications (apps) have become crucial in maintaining financial services accessibility during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study leverages the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to examine Malaysian millennials' behavioral intentions toward mobile banking...

Purpose: This study was conceptualised to investigate the relationships of invasiveness, privacy concerns, perceived usefulness and the adoption of mobile marketing technology by millennial banking customers in an emerging market economy. Design/methodology/approach: This was a quantitative...

Purpose: More consumers are using mobile applications (apps) to shop for apparel, specifically young adult males. As these young adult males increase their presence on mobile shopping apps, they are becoming the focus of mobile application retailers who historically have not served this target...

As compared to the earlier generations of mobile communications (1G to 4G), the fifth one (5G) is a major business, regulatory, and technical discontinuity. Furthermore, unlike the previous generations, 5G is also much more of a geopolitical and geoeconomic battleground. These shifts are neither...

Despite the proliferation of new types of personal mobility devices (PMDs) coming to the market in recent years there is no harmonised European regulations to govern their technical characteristics beyond the general requirements contained in the Machinery Regulation. The aim of this project was...

Despite the proliferation of new types of personal mobility devices (PMDs) coming to the market in recent years there is no harmonised European regulations to govern their technical characteristics beyond the general requirements contained in the Machinery Regulation. The aim of this project was...

The recent digital revolution has significantly broadened the scope of IT-related tasks in most occupations in the labor market. In this paper, we document these changes, we propose a novel conceptual framework for thinking about the effect of technological change that incorporates the changing...

Die Mobilfunknetzbetreiber stehen vor der Herausforderung, das knappe zugeteilte Frequenzportfolio für den drahtlosen Netzzugang für alle eingesetzten Mobilfunkstandards betriebswirtschaftlich effizient zu nutzen. Aufgrund der technologieneutralen Nutzungsbestimmungen der Frequenzen können...

The Study reviews the current state of wireless charging technologies for mobile phones and similar portable consumer electronics compared to the state depicted by the Predecessor Study from 2021, with the following assumptions: - Qi has predominance on the mobile phone market; - Alternative...

The current study provides comprehensive data on 2022 retail prices of fixed and mobile broadband offers for consumers in the EU27, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Japan, South Korea and the USA. The five largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the three largest Mobile Network...

The current study provides comprehensive data on 2022 retail prices of fixed and mobile broadband offers for consumers in the EU27, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Japan, South Korea and the USA. The five largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the three largest Mobile Network...

The mobility ecosystem comprises the entire value chain of the automotive, waterborne, rail and bike industries. It is a key industrial ecosystem crucial to economic growth and jobs in Europe and is characterised by a high level of innovation and collaboration across sectors. The mobility...

Fuel cells convert the chemical energy of reactants (hydrogen, air) into water and exhaust heat, thus providing clean energy generation for both stationary and transport uses. In transportation, fuel cells are particularly useful for long-haul heavy-duty vehicles thanks to the shorter re-fuel...