708 research outputs found
Achieving Universal Access to Broadband
No full textThe paper discusses appropriate policy measures for achieving universal access to broadband services in Europe. Access can be delivered by means of many different technology solutions described in the paper. This means a greater degree of competition and affects the kind of policy measures to be applied. The paper concludes that other policy measure than the classical universal service obligation are in play, and discusses various policy measures taking the Lisbon process as a point of departure. Available policy measures listed in the paper include, universal service obligation, harmonization, demand stimulation, public support for extending the infrastructure, public private partnerships (PPP), and others.Broadband, universal service, broadband policy, public private partnership, Lisbon process
National Broadband strategies – The case of Brazil
No full textUniversal coverage of broadband services is a common goal that almost any country aims to achieve. However, the ways to reach this goal vary among regions and among countries both with respect to policies applied and technologies to be implemented (Lemstra and Melody, 2014; Henten and Falch, 2017). Broadband for all is a widely accepted policy objective in both developed and developing countries. However, the policy strategies for achieving this goal are very different in different countries. These differences are originated in different levels of economic and technological development, as well as differences in institutional factors. For instance has the government played a leading role in Japan and South Korea, while US and UK have a strong emphasis on market forces and competition.Brazil has chosen their own strategy for broadband development. This strategy is defined within a specific national context taking international experiences into account. This paper analyses broadband policy in Brazil in order to identify national characteristics and to discuss to which extend it follows international trends in broadband policy. Finally the policy is evaluation with the purpose of identifying possible lessons to be learned by other countries.The paper as a point of departure consider following three dimensions: 1) Regulatory vs developmental policies2) Infrastructure vs service competition3) Networks vs content prioritizationThis framework is developed in (Henten and Falch, 2018) with the purpose of comparing broadband strategies in different countries. The paper first describes these dimensions, and how the framework relates to other kinds of categorisations. Second it provides a brief overview of how the Brazilian telecom market developed. The subsequent section presents various policy initiatives taken within the area of broadband. Finaly the paper concludes with an analysis of these initiatives using the three dimensions framework presented in section two.<br/
National Broadband strategies – The case of Brazil
No full textUniversal coverage of broadband services is a common goal that almost any country aims to achieve. However, the ways to reach this goal vary among regions and among countries both with respect to policies applied and technologies to be implemented (Lemstra and Melody, 2014; Henten and Falch, 2017). Broadband for all is a widely accepted policy objective in both developed and developing countries. However, the policy strategies for achieving this goal are very different in different countries. These differences are originated in different levels of economic and technological development, as well as differences in institutional factors. For instance has the government played a leading role in Japan and South Korea, while US and UK have a strong emphasis on market forces and competition.Brazil has chosen their own strategy for broadband development. This strategy is defined within a specific national context taking international experiences into account. This paper analyses broadband policy in Brazil in order to identify national characteristics and to discuss to which extend it follows international trends in broadband policy. Finally the policy is evaluation with the purpose of identifying possible lessons to be learned by other countries.The paper as a point of departure consider following three dimensions: 1) Regulatory vs developmental policies2) Infrastructure vs service competition3) Networks vs content prioritizationThis framework is developed in (Henten and Falch, 2018) with the purpose of comparing broadband strategies in different countries. The paper first describes these dimensions, and how the framework relates to other kinds of categorisations. Second it provides a brief overview of how the Brazilian telecom market developed. The subsequent section presents various policy initiatives taken within the area of broadband. Finaly the paper concludes with an analysis of these initiatives using the three dimensions framework presented in section two.<br/
Precious Play in Morten Søndergaard’s Ordapotek
No full textAfter touching upon some theoretical aspects of play/game – text analogy, the article focuses on the manifestations of play in the project Wordpharmacy by the Danish author Morten Søndergaard, including its not problem-free relation to the image of the curious child at play
Telecom operators Challenges within Europe
No full textAs technology evolves and globalisation continues, the need for reasonably priced roaming services has never been higher. In 2007, the European mission introduced a first set of regulatory decisions to cap the maximal roaming fee end users have to pay for calling. In the years after, additional price caps have been introduced for SMS and data, initially only for end users, in a later stage also for the inter-operator tariff. The final step, named roam like at Home (RLAH), will start to take effect in June 2017,from then on end users will pay same price when roaming like in their domestic country.The effect of RLAH on the business case of each mobile operator is hard to predict, as the different nations markets are extremely heterogeneous and operators face large discrepancies in terms of roaming usage due to different traveling patterns and various other reason that cannot be harmonised (geography, economics, usage history).Furthermore, competition in the telecom market will no longer be a purely national matter, as the decision to abolish roaming tariffs will expose operators to other players within Europe.This thesis aims at providing insights in the effect of RLAH for both the end users as well as the mobile operators. Following data findings and a detailed overview of the roaming regulation process from 2007 up to now, the thesis discusses possible effects the RLAH initiative might trigger, going from lower wholesale prices for mobile operators to higher retail prices for end users. Additionally, as the European commission strives for a single European Market, this thesis presents a number of technical solutions (carrier portability, Roam Like A Local, Wi-Fi offloading) that pose an alternative for roaming and explains how these may impact cross-border competition both positively and negatively
Cost-profit Analysis of multimedia services:The Value Chain and Specification of a Model for Techno-Economic Analysis of multimedia services
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