Studies
The Study Series of WIK consist of final reports of research projects carried out by WIK.
The Socioeconomic Value of Rich Interaction Applications (RIA)
Applications such as Skype and WhatsApp have become very popular with consumers. We find that for each 10% increase in usage of These applications a total increase of US$5.6 trillion in GDP can be expected across 164 countries (2000 to 2015).
Best practice for passive infrastructure access
WIK abstracts reference for infrastructure access from 5 leading countries
Mail profitability in international posts
WIK-Consult supports USPS Office of Inspector General in a study on the relevance and profitability of international posts' mail operations
Residential demand for ultrafast broadband internet in 2025
WIK forecasts the potential demand for very high bandwidth in 2025.
Price regulation in postal markets
WIK supports USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) with a review of international trends in postal price regulation. OIG has published WIK report as an appendix to its white paper ‘Lessons in Price Regulation from International Posts’.
Dutch Parliament published WIK study on postal market scenarios
Digitisation strongly affects postal markets in the Netherlands. This study by WIK-Consult analyses the Dutch postal market today, identifies future scenarios until 2025, and gives recommendations for future postal policy.
Report on the General X-Factor for German Energy Network Operators
WIK Report on the general productivity factor in consultation.
International Communications Market Report 2016
Ofcom has published its annual report on the development in international communications markets (television, telecoms, broadcasting and postal services).
Building the European Data Economy – Free Flow of Data
The European Commission is examining barriers to the free flow of data. A consortium composed of Deloitte, WIK-Consult, Open Evidence, OpenForum Europe and Timelex summarised first findings at a high-level workshop with Commissioner Oettinger.
Margin squeeze models for ADSL, VDSL, Cable and Fibre
WIK-Consult has developed Margin Squeeze Models for the Belgium telecommunications regulator (BIPT).
