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12/30/2019

Parallel glass fibre expansions on the basis of co-laying and co-use as opportunities for the creation of infrastructure competition (No. 456)

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WIK Discussion Paper calculates saving potential for infrastructure duplication based on co-laying, co-use and 4-fiber model.

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12/30/2019

Mobile M2M communication in Germany (No. 455)

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Market researchers expect high growth in the M2M/IoT sector. At the same time, there are no dedicated forecasts on the development of mobile…

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12/30/2019

Developments in the market for newspapers and periodicals (No. 454)

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WIK study analyses volumes and sales channels of newspapers and periodicals, and ultimately on delivery markets in Germany.

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12/17/2019

Artificial intelligence in the telecommunications sector – Importance, development prospects and regulatory implications (No. 453)

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There are already many use cases for artificial intelligence. But how prepared and developed is the telecommunications sector concerning AI? And what…

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12/17/2019

Spectrum Management: Spectrum policy to enable 5G campus networks in selected countries (No. 452)

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A presentation of the spectrum management policy of the national spectrum authorities in Europe, China, South Korea and the United States of America,…

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12/17/2019

Development of radio-based digitization in industry, energy economy and agriculture and specific frequency requirements (No. 451)

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Digitization continues with the allocation of 5G frequencies. This study shows three fields of application and highlights technical, frequency policy…

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12/03/2019

International comparative study on the application and implementation of the economic replicability test ERT (No. 450)

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Different market structures as well as end customer and wholesale products and previous experience with regard to the use of price/cost margin squeeze…

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10/25/2019

5G Status Study - Challenges, standardization, network architecture and planned net-work development (No. 449)

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The study gives an overview over today‘s state of 5G standardisation and its future steps, over options of migration towards 5G mobile network and its…

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09/10/2019

Authorizations and reporting requirements in the postal sector (No. 448)

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The notification and reporting obligations in the German postal market have remained largely unchanged since 1998. For an amendment of the Postal Act,…

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09/10/2019

Efficiency Benchmarking of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) and Smart Grids (No. 447)

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German electricity networks are subject to efficiency benchmarking. Against the back-ground of the development towards smart grids, this study…

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09/10/2019

City-Logistics for the parcels market (No. 446)

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WIK’s new discussion paper provides an inventory of innovative city logistics concepts in Germany that involve parcel operators and identifies best…

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08/12/2019

The economic relevance and development prospects of blockchain: analyses for the telecommunication and energy market (No. 445)

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Blockchain technology may be applied in the telecommunications and energy market, but there remain questions to be answered

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