L'étude porte sur la pression concurrentielle à laquelle sont soumis les opérateurs, causée par des services de communication sur l'Internet. Les évolutions sur le marché européen montrent une accélération de l'augmentation de l'utilisation des services de communication en ligne (SCL); les utili...
The study investigates competitive pressures telecom operators experience from internet-based communication services. Developments in the European market show an accelerating increase in usage of online communication services (OCS); end-users increasingly regard OCS as substitutes for traditiona...
In this study the authors (1) explore current and emerging business models for over-the-top (OTT) services (including Voice over IP, instant messaging services, and streaming video and music services); (2) identify costs and barriers to European online service development including OTT (3) descr...
This analytical study provides background on the debate over network neutrality, including (1) its technological and economic underpinnings, (2) the implications for business models going forward, and (3) the legal, regulatory, policy and business responses that have been attempted and that are ...
This study investigates the supply and demand conditions for active wholesale access products across the EU in order to understand (i) whether there is a case for standardised wholesale products across the EU, and if so (ii) what would be the best mechanisms to achieve this. Evidence was gathere...
The purpose of this study is to assess the state of progress of the EU's Internal Market for electronic communications networks and services and its economic potential. Focusing on the 2020 horizon, the study also formulates policy options to realize that potential. The study first defines the I...
In this study, we analyse the achievements and failures of the European Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications, with an eye to its impact on the broader EU economy; contrast it with regulatory models in other parts of the world; evaluate the costs and benefits of various intervention...
Mobile broadband usage is growing thanks to the popularity of Internet-enabled smart phones and tablets. Mobile data networks are becoming faster and more capable. Europeans increasingly depend on mobile data applications, when at home and when under way. This briefing note considers whether the...