Discussion Papers

Until recently, there were hardly any carrier-agnostic parcel locker stations in Germany. Other European countries are more developed in this regard.…

In Germany and many other European countries there are a large number of comparison tools, especially in the telecoms and energy sectors. However,…

The evolution of the World Wide Web is leading to an increased need for decentralised, self-managed digital identities, known as Self-Sovereign…

The implementation of the energy transition will only be possible with increasing digitalization and data-driven applications and business models.…

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hampered by a lack of knowledge and skills. AutoML, low-code and no-code promise to solve these problems…

Industrial robotics systems have played an important role for efficient production processes of large companies for several decades. Innovative…

In this study on in-building infrastructure, we examine barriers to the roll-out and upgrade of in-building infrastructure to support high gigabit…

The changes occurring in the telecommunications access networks require high level of understanding at politicians and regulators, but also at…

Does Amazon challenge the German parcel market?

Technological, financial and organisational barriers hamper the sustainable transformation of transport networks.

Which technologies will be relevant for SMEs in the near future and how can these be applied? How can emerging technologies be evaluated in light of…

Fibre based access technologies allow for access line length of more than 100 km. By applying a simple FTTH PtP investment model, we show that in most…