Liberalisation and Regulation in Telecommunication Markets -- Theoretical Approaches on Strategic Investment Decisions in Regulated Markets -- Development of a Framework -- Explorative Case Studies on Strategic Investment Decisions and Regulation in European Broadband -- Findings on Strategic...

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...

Um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, muss Deutschland sich zu einer vernetzten und digi-talisierten Gesellschaft entwickeln. Dazu bedarf es einer gemeinsamen Kraftanstrengung aller beteiligten Akteure. Dies gilt insbesondere für den dringend erforderlichen Ausbau möglichst flächendeckender...

In Europe, alternative network operators have rolled out own FTTH networks in numerous regions. They often realise first mover advantages and thus dispose (at least for some time) of superior infrastructures. In comparison to copper infrastructures of incumbent operators, most alternative...

Im Rahmen des Forschungsprogramms hat das WIK im Sommer 2023 eine groß angelegte Online-Befragung unter den in Deutschland im FTTB/H-Ausbau engagierten Akteuren durchgeführt. Der Teilnehmerkreis spiegelt den Markt in seiner Vielfalt und Heterogenität wider. Das Segment der Stadtwerke ist in...

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...