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...

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...

This paper explores the role of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in shaping technological development and regional innovation in Europe's telecommunications sector. Results reveal strong geographic concentration, particularly in Helsinki and Stockholm, which account for one-third of...

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...

We study the question whether a holder of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be allowed to choose the level in the value chain at which to offer a FRAND license to its SEPs. We give a pos-itive answer to this question for two reasons. First, the SEP holder and the social planner tend to...

Subscription decision in the telecom market is quite complex and cumbersome, invoking decision inertia in consumers and resulting in suboptimal choices. We implemented choice inertia and consumer interaction as an agent-based model to better understand the process. The model illustrates that...

Across different metrics, the ICT performance of the Philippines remains subpar compared to ASEAN members and other countries at the same level of development. The quality of the country's ICT regulatory environment, composed of regulatory authority, regulatory mandate, regulatory regime, and...

The size of the digital sector is significant and comprises various activities, processes and industries. The interdependence of different markets within and across segments of the digital value chain implies that barriers to entry and expansion in one industry can have far reaching effects on...

This study examines the changes in consumer prices within the fixed broadband market in Hungary between 2020 and 2023, a period marked by unprecedented, government-backed market consolidation. Leveraging a hedonic price regression methodology, we inspect price changes in the context of internet...

This research examines the effects of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (CFDI) on fixed broadband and mobile cellular penetration rates using panel data from the "China Global Investment Tracker," a dataset of publicly available CFDI transactions from 2005 to 2023. As CFDI grows to pre-COVID-19...

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...

Electronic communications networks are defined as "means transmission systems, whether or not they are based on a permanent infrastructure or centralised administration capacity, and, where applicable, switching or routing equipment and other resources." The telecommunication industry consists...

The present report provides anonymised and aggregated information about major telecom security incidents that happened in 2022. Security incident reporting is a hallmark of EU cybersecurity legislation. It is an important enabler of cybersecurity supervision and a support tool for policymaking...

Telecommunication provides the infrastructure to deliver core services but contributes to extensive CO2 emissions. To address the problem, this paper introduces environmental sustainability index for the telecom sector to reduce carbon emissions. The present work identifies the most critical...

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...

The availability of many variables with predictive power makes their selection in a regression context difficult. This study considers robust and understandable low-dimensional estimators as building blocks to improve overall predictive power by optimally combining these building blocks. Our new...

The advance of the fifth generation (5G) network globally has completely changed business models, giving rise to the birth of new companies with their business models and the adaptation of existing companies. This change is greatest in developing countries where 5G network deployment is scarce...

While the traditional components of employer brand equity are applied in the context of an organization's employees, this study sought to assess a hitherto unexplored context - the extent to which employer brand equity impacts on consumers of an organization's service brand rather than the...

While the economic harm of cartels is caused by their price-increasing effect, sanctioning by courts rather targets at the underlying process of firms reaching a price-fixing agreement. This paper provides experimental evidence on the question whether such sanctioning meets the economic target,...

Conventional agricultural extension services in rural India have been insufficient due to various constraints, including accessibility, finances, and lack of access to other resources. These services primarily depend on in-person visits and physical demonstrations of farming practices, making...

The effects of a new firm's entry into the telecom service market are examined further. These consist of up- and downstream markets, corresponding to the first and second stages in game theory. When a new entrant can succeed in process innovation and lower production cost, entry of the entrant...

While the traditional components of employer brand equity are applied in the context of an organization's employees, this study sought to assess a hitherto unexplored context - the extent to which employer brand equity impacts on consumers of an organization's service brand rather than the...

The modern digital technology market is transforming under the influence of external externalities and internal dynamics of its development. The purpose of the article was to substantiate scientific and practical recommendations on the peculiarities of Ukraine's integration into the global...

Part I. Mapping the Mobile Communications Context -- 1. Introduction to the Book -- 2. The Evolution of Mobile Communications -- 3. Future Scenarios and Anticipated Impacts of 6G -- 4. Sustainability Transition and 6G Mobile Communications -- Part II. Value Creation and Capture in Future Mobile...

This paper analyses interconnection in telecommunications markets in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, focusing on cross-border roaming as well as international interconnection. These issues have been identified as critical for cross-border integration and regulatory...

The goal of the paper is to present the framework for combining clustering and classification for churn management in telecommunications. Considering the value of market segmentation, we propose a three-stage approach to explain and predict the churn in telecommunications separately for...

The telecommunication sector is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased dependence of customers on telecommunications to continue their work and studies. The increased usage of internet and telecom services during the COVID-19 pandemic...

The present reprint contains 11 articles accepted for publication and published in the Special Issue From COVID-19 to Resilience: Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business of the MDPI Mathematics journal. These articles cover a wide range of topics analyzing economics and business...

This research paper examines an underexplored facet of climate change mitigation - digital climate policies. Despite empirical evidence demonstrating the potential of broadband networks to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), these networks are conspicuously absent from the...