This paper introduces a unifying theoretical framework to understand the relationship between different types of communications technology (CT) and the incidence of civil conflict. In our model, one-way CT allows the government to broadcast messages they use to (mis)inform dissidents about the...

Die Erwartung ist, dass der zukünftige Mobilfunkstandard 6G im kommenden Jahrzehnt eine neue Ära einleiten wird, bei der Milliarden von Dingen und Menschen eine Vielzahl an digitalen Informationen erzeugen und kommunizieren werden. Der ab 2030 anvisierte Rollout von 6G wird sich mit...

The deployment of new broadband networks (NBNs) based on fiber-optic transmission technologies promises high gains in terms of productivity and economic growth, and has attracted subsidies worth billions from governments around the world in the form of various state aid programs. Yet, the...

The upgrade of legacy infrastructure is a challenging undertaking in general. The underlying issues are especially prominent for telecommunications networks outside of urban areas. Using German micro-level data, we identify the structural determinants for fiber optics deployment and its extent....

The promotion of widespread, affordable, and high-quality broadband is a prerequisite for the digital transformation of economies and societies. Foreseeing the role of broadband as an accelerator of economic, social and cultural development, the OECD adopted the Council Recommendation on...

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

Broadband internet expansion is a topic of widespread discussion in Germany right now. But the country still has not met its own targets. Almost 100 percent of households are supplied with broadband connections with up to six megabits per second, yet Germany has lots of room to catch up when it...

The fast-growing telecommunications industry in China has been experiencing dramatic technological change and substantial productivity growth. The actual productivity growth pattern in the sector, however, need to be empirically examined. In this paper, using input and output data at the...

Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, demand for broadband communication services has soared, with some operators experiencing as much as a 60% increase in Internet traffic compared to before the crisis. In the medium term, regulators could stimulate broadband providers to deploy more fibre...

"Our digital world is increasingly mobile. All mobile communication rests upon access to one invisible, essential element: the radio spectrum. In Frequencies, Gregory Taylor and Catherine Middleton bring together diverse national perspectives to explore the current and future state of spectrum...

The technical change in telecommunications industry is tremendous, and it is exactly the continuous technological progress in telecommunications that brings sustained prosperity and development of the telecommunications industry. Inthis paper, the interplay between technology, market and...

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper) and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous...

Las telecomunicaciones se basan firmemente en un conjunto de teoremas fundamentales. Teorema de Fourier, que permite tratar cualquier forma de onda como si fuese una sumatoria de ondas senos y cosenos. Teorema de muestreo de Nyquist, mediante el cual un único canal puede llevar más de una...

This article explains how market signals in the form of pricing information can be introduced into spectrum management in order to optimally guide not only assignment, but also determinations concerning type of use, emissions characteristics and exclusivity. It presents a mathematical model to...

Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) have exploded over the telecom technology horizon in the past couple of years, surprising many with the speed at which the interest has evolved and spread. It is important to note that this is the culmination of a long...

Spatial diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is a global continuous accumulative process. But is it uniform or cyclic? Is it possible to skip some of its historical stages? What is a specific feature of the modern stage? Are there any patterns of ICTs interaction? And...

This project examines how market signals in the form of pricing information can be introduced into spectrum management in order to optimally guide not only assignment, but also determinations concerning type of use, emissions characteristics and exclusivity. We construct a mathematical model to...

Mobile communication industry has taken over path of platformisation in terms of service provisioning leading to emergence of different platforms. These service oriented platforms have opened up otherwise closed and vertically integrated mobile industry. However in terms of spectrum licensing...

Based on developments in the U.S. television, this study illustrates the choice of technical standards by the government. Broadcasting in the U.S. has been largely affected by the adoption of new technology. Technology adoptions have impacted economy, society, industry, and government policies...

Die Nutzung neuer Informations- und Telekommunikationstechnologien (ITK) ist für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der deutschen Wirtschaft entscheidend. ITK-Anwendungen eröffnen eine Vielzahl von Möglichkeiten für neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen und einen effizienteren Einsatz von Arbeit,...

Economical aspects of heterogeneous networks: when money, quality, and context matter / Andreea Molnar, Cristina Hava Muntean -- Towards smarter cities and roads: a survey of clustering algorithms in VANETs / Irina Tal, Gabriel-Miro Muntean -- Resource allocation in heterogeneous broadband...

"This book is a collection of research and case studies that tackle the issues, advancements, and techniques on wireless communications and network technologies, offering expansive knowledge and different perspectives useful for researchers and students alike"--Provided by publisher.

This empirical study explores firms’ standard-setting strategies in wireless telecommunications. A quantitative case study of one standards development organization, the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), provides measures for firms’ ability to influence technical standardization...