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Studies

Publication of commissioned projects

06/24/2016

Critical success factors for fiber network roll-out

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

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06/15/2016

OTT Services and Consumers’ Communication Behaviour in Germany

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

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05/25/2016

WIK-Consult supports Ofcom with review of Royal Mail’s projected costs

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…

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05/17/2016

Consultancy service to support the development of smart grids in Baden-Württemberg

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

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04/26/2016

Study on the optics / optical technology sector’s potential in the region Mittelhessen

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

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04/04/2016

What support for the U.S. Postal Service?

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

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03/15/2016

Technology and change in postal services - impacts on consumers

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

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03/11/2016

Study on access price setting for infrastructure sharing– Implementation of the directive on broadband cost reduction

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

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03/03/2016

Monitoring letter and parcel markets in Germany

The provision of postal services in the whole territory of Germany is very good. This is shown by a report by WIK-Consult and TÜV Rheinland…

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01/29/2016

ENERGISE: Survey results on communication infrastructure for Smart Grid applications

WIK and TÜV Rheinland present results of a European survey of the telecommunications and the energy sectors. The respondents see various hurdles but…

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01/25/2016

Business communication services in Germany and its regulatory framework

The study for the Association of Telecommunication and Value-Added Service Providers (VATM) shows the importance of an ex-ante regulation of fixed…

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01/18/2016

Over-the-Top players (OTTs)

The study for the EU Parliament explore current/emerging business models for OTT services; identifies costs and barriers to European online service…

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