Discussion Papers

The decline in letter volumes poses significant challenges for universal postal service. What potential impacts will these developments have on the…

Over the past decade, cross-border online trade to the EU has grown strongly, particularly from China, thanks to platforms such as Shein and Temu. The…

The report presents a methodological approach to investigate the relevance and impact of video streaming services from Content and Application…

Cloud computing offers many advantages for public administrations. Sharing resources in the cloud enables needs-based, flexible use and rapid scaling…

Large European telecommunications companies are required to publish sustainability reports since 2018. From the financial year 2024 on, they will have…

The study draws attention to the inherent tensions between the protection of data, the usability of anonymised data and the proportionality of the…

The growing gap between the number of Homes Passed and Homes Connected is one of the key topics in the context of the current debate on fibre optic…

Price comparison tools play an increasingly important role as a source of information and sales channel for various types of products and services on…

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is the replacement of a landline with a wireless solution. In the context of the planned gigabit broadband expansion in…

The discussion paper examines which priorities municipalities set in their digital strategies and to what extent they strategically interlink the…

Based on their ICT-usage SMEs can be adjusted to five groups “digital beginners”, “digital opportunity users”, “supply chain-driven digitizers”,…

The discussion paper highlights the challenges and opportunities of networked production in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite initial…