Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ist der Ersatz eines Festnetzanschlusses durch eine Funklösung. Er wird im Kontext des angestrebten Gigabit-Breitbandausbaus in der Fläche, in dünn besiedelten Gebieten, grundsätzlich als eine Alternative zum teuren Glasfaserausbau angesehen, um Endkunden mit...

The inaugural guest academic article for the University of Chicago Business Law Review Blog discusses how Millennial and GenZ investors can set in motion a social movement with disruptive effects on the current corporate governance paradigm. It refers to Millennial and GenZ investors as...

In dieser Studie nehmen wir neben den klassischen Zielen der Frequenzregulierung, wie z. B. der Schaffung wettbewerblicher Marktstrukturen, auch die Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit und Resilienz in den Blick. So hat z. B. die Ausgestaltung von Versorgungsauflagen für Mobilfunknetzbetreiber im...

The wireless industry was among the most competitive industries in US. There were scores of players all across the country that competed on poor margins. The market had reached a level of saturation from whereon it had become difficult for operators to grow further. In the new business scenario,...

Der Trend zur Digitalisierung in der Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und in öffentlichen Institutionen in Deutschland bedingt damit einhergehend einen zunehmenden Bedarf nach leistungsfähigen Funkdiensten für vielfältige digitale Anwendungen von unterschiedlichen Nutzerkreisen. Die daraus...

Compatibility is recognized to be a socially desirable outcome but the welfare implications from a uniform standard are still ambiguous. This paper studies the effect of unifying two incompatible standards for wireless networks in the U.S. wireless telecommunications market from 2015 to 2018. I...

The demand for wireless technology has outpaced the ability for the many disparate spectrum systems to coexist and satisfy increasing performance constraints, warranting the need for more flexible policy frameworks that can be both integrative and innovative. Although radio spectrum is scarce,...

A new generation of cellular technology has been deployed every decade since the 1980s. We are presently amid the global commercial deployment by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) of the fifth generation (5G) of cellular technology; and concurrently, a flurry of research is engaged in designing...

Dynamic models of industrial organization predict that more competition would increase price if the magnitude of the dynamic efficiencies outweighed the static one. In this paper, I test whether this prediction holds in the wireless markets where the dynamic efficiencies might be significant....

Derzeit wird weltweit die fünfte Mobilfunkgeneration (5G) von den Mobilfunknetzbetreibern eingeführt. Parallel dazu haben die Arbeiten an der sechsten Mobilfunkgeneration (6G) begonnen. Beide Mobilfunkgenerationen zeichnen sich dadurch aus, dass sie Entwicklungen wie Software Designed Networks...

The second-generation GSM spectrum auction in Germany is probably the most clear cut example of a low price outcome in a simultaneous ascending-bid auction. The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the auction rules and market conditions, and provides a theoretical explanation...

Mobile users (or UEs, to use 3GPP terminology) served by small cells in dense urban settings may abruptly experience a significant deterioration in their channel to their serving base stations (BSs) in several scenarios, such as after turning a corner around a tall building, or a sudden knot of...

The purpose concerning that book is after supply an overview or summary concerning the critical meaning then standards on radio-frequency and wi-fi conversation system. It begin along summary concerning to the records over wireless communication in general, beyond the first radio-frequencies...

IoT technology has been playing an increasingly important role in the development of modern technology. The idea of ―smart devices‖, which are able to regulate and maintain themselves as well as respond to external stimuli has led to the new paradigm in appliance manufacturing, of which the...

Wireless communication is rapidly growing, making it possible to design wireless network systems that can constantly collect, analyze, evaluate, and validate our environment to get more control of the factors that influence it. With over a decade of intensive research and development, wireless...

Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are of particular interest for telecommunication companies that can significantly affect the interaction of economic agents. As a result of the growth in the number of connected devices, the introduction of cloud services and business applications it became...

Am 26. November 2018 veröffentlichte die Bundesnetzagentur ihre Entscheidung zu den Vergaberegeln von insgesamt 120 bzw. 300 MHz Funkspektrum in den Bereichen 2 GHz und 3,6 GHz, das im Frühjahr 2019 versteigert werden soll (Bundesnetzagentur 2018c). Der Beitrag informiert über die Auflagen...

There have been substantial technical and policy discussions about the spectrum needs of 5G and the necessity of expanding access to the higher frequency spectrum, including in the millimeter wave bands from 30 to 300 GHz. The focus, however, has been on bands below 60GHz, or at most 90GHz,...

This report examines the competitive effects of Hybrid Mobile Network Operators (HMNOs) — mobile virtual network operators that rely in large part on self-deployed facilities — on the market for mobile wireless services and recommends that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broaden...

El presente trabajo pretende analizar la factibilidad para establecer una posible arquitectura de infraestructura y de aplicaciones destinado a la transmisión de voz y datos, que integre el empleo de equipos de transmisión HF de carácter propietario, el desarrollo de aplicaciones de Software...

This chapter explores the history of community wireless networks (CWNs) through diverse case studies in Europe, Africa and the United States. Mesh networks are a prime example of a peer production practice. Anyone willing to place a router on his or her rooftop or window can play a role in...

This book provides an in-depth introduction to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) and the policies that govern them. Established in 1906, these regulations define the allocation of different frequency bands to different radio services, the mandatory technical...

Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - National Radio Spectrum Policy -- Chapter 3 - International Radio Spectrum Management -- Chapter 4 - Radiocommunication Service Allocation -- Chapter 5 - Technology Selection -- Chapter 6 - Spectrum Usage Rights -- Chapter 7 - Spectrum Rights Assignment --...

Proposals to increase regulation of mobile wireless services, for example, by applying “net neutrality” regulation, are often based on claims that such regulation would enhance innovation and increase consumer choice. In fact, they would have the opposite effect. The business practices that...

We explore the implications of ownership concentration for the recently-concluded incentive auction that re-purposed spectrum from broadcast TV to mobile broadband usage in the U.S. We document significant multi-license ownership of TV stations. We show that in the reverse auction, in which TV...

We explore the sensitivity of the U.S. government's ongoing incentive auction to multi-license ownership by broadcasters. We document significant broadcast TV license purchases by private equity firms prior to the auction and perform a prospective analysis of the effect of ownership...

We propose a model of Bertrand competition in which consumers choose firms based on prices and qualities. Service quality depends on congestion, which is a function of capacity and output. We first present theoretical properties of the model. Next, we calibrate the model to the wireless industry...

This paper investigates the relationship between competition and investment in the wireless industry from a dynamic perspective. Using firm level data and instrumental variable estimation strategy, it finds that the relationship is inverted-U shaped, with an investment maximising intensity of...

"Our digital world is increasingly mobile. All mobile communication rests upon access to one invisible, essential element: the radio spectrum. In Frequencies, Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton bring together diverse national perspectives to explore the current and future state of spectrum...

The reasons for departing from a command-and-control regulatory model of wireless spectrum include increased flexibility, efficiency, and innovation. Properly framing the question is essential to understanding how to approach modifications to a command-and-control regulatory model: is it a...

We examine various conceptual issues raised by the “patent wars” that have occurred in recent years in telecommunications. We conclude that “patent wars” are the natural consequence of the multi-invention nature and massive growth of the industry and the probabilistic and...