Discussion Papers

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…

By switching off 2G, frequencies can be used more efficiently for 4G/5G. Even more comprehensive LTE coverage by all mobile network operators is…

The BNetzA's broad-based NEST process (Networks. Efficient. Secure. Transformed.) offers the opportunity to correct weaknesses in the general X-factor…

Online platforms such as AliExpress, Shein and Temu ship a large proportion of their goods directly from China to European customers, posing…

Competitors in the German letter market face major challenges, which will be significantly exacerbated by the planned VAT exemption for access…