The emergence of Next Generation Networks (NGNs) raises profound challenges for regulators everywhere. Different regulatory authorities have approached these problems in strikingly different ways, depending in part on the overall regulatory milieu in which they operate, and in part on the nature...

This forecast study explored the technological, economic, and regulatory implications of Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) using a Delphi panel of experts, workshops, expert interviews, and extensive desk research. It finds that SDN and NFV will play an...

This forecast study explored the technological, economic, and regulatory implications of Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) using a Delphi panel of experts, workshops, expert interviews, and extensive desk research. It finds that SDN and NFV will play an...

It is common knowledge that Next Generation Access (NGA) networks require significant investments and that for many regions, especially in more rural areas, there is no viable business case. Taking note of the broadband strategies formulated by European governments the deployment cost is...