Studies

Consumers are willing to pay more for their Internet access to enjoy streaming services

Germany needs modern fiber-based broadband infrastructures. This is the core message of two recent WIK studies, which have been presented in the…

In 2025 75% of households will demand bandwidths of at least 500 Mbit/s down- and 300 Mbit/s upstream, which cannot be operated via upgraded copper…

Germany lags far behind the other leading industrial nations in the dissemination of FTTB/H connections. This underlines the need for an expansion of…

The „twelve commandments“ for a successful fiber network roll-out: WIK has identified 12 critical success factors which could promote FTTB/H roll-out…

Consumers favour Mobile Messenger Apps more and more. Our study analyses the reasons behind this new preference as well as its implications

Ofcom’s recent consultation on the future regulatory approach of Royal Mail is based on a detailed study of WIK-Consult assessing Royal Mail’s…

WIK and Öko-Institut have developed a new concept (“regulatory innovation zone”) to better cope with the challenges of the German Energiewende

Which economic role do the optics / optical technology sector in the region play?

A study by the USPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) looks at options for financing postal universal service. The research responds to the…

Digitalisation has changed the role of the postal sector. Technology, primarily through the spread of the internet and mobile devices, has empowered…

The study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) focusses on pricing and costing principles for…