Although the phenomenon of the internet only emerged about 25 years ago, it is hard to imagine life without it. More and more people use the available connectivity for both professional and private life, and the number of services grows continuously. This increasing demand for capacity and speed...

Digital platforms are omnipresent in our society. For example, streaming movies via Netflix, interacting with friends through social media, or using Deliveroo to order your meal. Digital platforms and digital marketplaces caused a big impact on the value creation process within different...

In this contribution we argue the importance of an ubiquitous high speed broadband infrastructure in Europe based on an analysis of subsequent technological revolutions, each characterized by a specific core infrastructure which enables the broad deployment of innovations, which in turn leads to...