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Research Brief and In Focus

Individual research results with different focal points

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03/01/2024

GOfiber – an innovative approach for fibre roll-out in rural areas

The German-speaking Community in East Belgium (DG) is one of the three language communities in Belgium with 80,000 inhabitants spread across 40,000…

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03/01/2024

Costs and pricing of access to in-building fibre infrastructure

This short paper analyses in more detail the issue of pricing of access to in-building wiring. In Discussion Paper No. 499 In Discussion Paper No.…

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12/28/2023

Network fees revisited

An analysis of the “fair-share” debate

This policy brief looks at developments in the debate on termination charges, with a particular focus on the arguments of the stakeholders involved,…

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12/22/2023

Interoperability for number-independent interpersonal communications services under the DMA

More harm than good?

Based on a consumer survey in Germany, the implications of interoperability obligations of number-independent interpersonal communication services…

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12/21/2023

Hey, it’s Ok!

Usage of voice assistants in Germany

This research brief presents data from a consumer survey conducted in 2022 on the use of voice assistants and consumer IoT in Germany.

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12/21/2023

Price differentiation for fixed-line broadband products in Germany (2023)

WIK analyzes the cable, FTTB/H and xDSL-based double-play offers of 105 fixed network providers in Germany for the third time

The study examines how prices in Germany have developed in view of the dynamic FTTB/H roll-out, a continuing limited infrastructure competition…

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12/20/2023

Increasing energy efficiency in public buildings: best practices of LoRaWAN applications

Results of the WIK research project on energy savings in municipalities

Since around 2018, more and more local authorities in Germany have been equipping their areas and buildings with LoRaWAN wireless technology. The WIK…

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12/19/2023

Positioning of SMEs on the topic of sustainability

Analysis of company profiles and digitalization solutions

An analysis of 7,277 LinkedIn business profiles shows that both SMEs and large companies place little emphasis on positioning as a sustainable…

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12/19/2023

Digital transformation in times of skills shortages

An analysis of job vacancies

The shortage of skilled workers in the field of digitalization is a major obstacle to the implementation of digital solutions. An analysis of over…

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12/18/2023

FTTH point-to-multipoint vs. point-to-point

A comparison from a microeconomic and macroeconomic perspective

This short study deals with the question which fibre access network topology is most suitable for the FTTH roll-out from a technical, micro- and…

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12/12/2023

Unique identifiers for fiber based access points

The situation in Germany and selected neighboring countries.

In some neighboring countries there are established methods of assigning unique fiber access point identifiers which are operated successfully. On the…

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12/11/2023

In Focus: LoRaWAN applications in municipalities help to save energy

Many municipalities are successfully building their own LoRaWAN infrastructures. This spotlight shows examples from Luebeck, Wolfsburg, Osnabrueck and…

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