Discussion Papers

Consumers don’t want interoperability for WhatsApp and similar services

New WIK study discusses why secure electronic communications is adopted quicker in other EU countries than in Germany. Active promotion by governments…

Analysis of the hybrid mail market in Germany. This WIK study concludes demand for hybrid mail services, particularly from small and medium-sized…

The dynamic growth in electronic commerce brings about considerable change for the tradi-tional goods and services markets for several years. This…

E-commerce grows and grows. This WIK study analyses the role of letter products (compared to parcels) for e-commerce delivery. Letter products are…

Consumers are concerned with the utilization of their personal data no matter which online service they use.

WIK discussion paper discusses co-invest from an economic point of view and presents experiences from abroad. It becomes obvious, that co-investment…

The consumption of audiovisual content via the internet has been increasing for years. The presented discussion paper investigates the future…

Open Access is considered a possible new paradigm for the German broadband market. The present discussion paper analyses the experiences to date,…

What power have online platforms? WIK’s Discussion Paper No. 427 describes a potential model for the analysis of online platforms as an instrument for…

To what extent is the German DigiNetz Law supporting or restricting access to in-house infrastructure? We examine the diverse institutional settings…

Spectrum is an essential resource for the provision of IoT-services. The following paper presents the actual framework and implications on spectrum…