The European Commission published on September 30, 2009, Guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband networks. These Guidelines are applicable to two markets that are connected, although somewhat different. In “traditional” or “first...

The contribution to global energy consumption of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has increased considerably in the last decade, along with its growing relevance to the overall economy. This trend will continue due to the seemingly ever greater use of these...

After decades of liberalization of the telecommunications industry around the world and technological convergence that allows for increasing competition, sector-specific regulation of telecommunications has been on the decline. As a result, the telecommunications industry stands in the middle of...

Purpose – This article aims to review the technological and socio‐economic conditions which will influence the development of the mobile search market. Design/methodology/approach – An expert workshop with academics, industry representatives and market analysts was organised to discuss and...

Public activity in the telecommunications industry has experienced important transformations in the last decade: "reinvolvement" in infrastructure deployment, "innovative" boosting measures, and decentralisation of some decisions. Conceptually, even more important than the measures themselves is...

"This book seeks a better understanding of the centrality of mobile content in the recent and coming evolution of both the ICT ecosystem and the media industry for those within the interdisciplinary field of media studies, covering topic areas such as journalism, marketing and advertising,...