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Studies

Publication of commissioned projects

03/05/2018

Situation of IT security in SMEs

The summary shows the results a project for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy concerning the situation of IT security in…

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02/26/2018

Non-residential markets in Germany

On behalf of the VATM, WIK investigated which requirements of a portfolio of wholesale services must meet in order to strengthen and secure…

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02/26/2018

FTTH’s crystal clear benefits

A representative survey in Sweden and two case studies underscore the positive impact of fibre networks on the digitization of society and businesses…

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02/23/2018

Modelling of the costs of a full country covering ultrahigh-bandwidth network for Switzerland

WIK NGA cost model determines costs and subsidy requirements for FTTC, FTTS and FTTH taking into account the existing expansion

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12/20/2017

International Communications Market Report 2017

Ofcom has published its annual report on the development in international communications markets (television, telecoms, broadcasting and postal…

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11/29/2017

Economic impact of the ePrivacy-Regulation provisions on online advertising and ad-based digital business models

Online advertising and ad-based digital business models at risk?

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11/21/2017

More than words

Rich Interaction Applications create a consumers surplus of US$98 billion (INR6.3 lakh crores) in India.

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11/07/2017

Competitive situation on the Swiss broadband access market

Ensure competition on the basis of a regulated wholesale product for ultra-broadband access

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10/27/2017

Call-by-call and preselection in Germany

The study for the Association of Telecommunication and Value-Added Service Providers (VATM) shows the importance call-by-call and preselection in…

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10/27/2017

WIK report discusses new approaches for the fibre rollout in underserved rural areas

Cooperations and wholesale-only networks increase the extent of regions which can be supplied with fibre on a commercial base

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10/23/2017

The future of market regulation

Nationwide fiber networks in Germany are necessary for the transformation into the Gigabit society. Adequate frame conditions have to be implemented…

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08/10/2017

Reasonable principles as guidance to spectrum auction design

Spectrum auctions should be designed as an efficient bargaining mechanism which fulfils the principles of the Coase Theorem.

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