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Studies

Publication of commissioned projects
(often also with a link to the client's website)

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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01/04/2016

Access Standardisation within the Digital Single Market Framework of the EC?

A WIK-Consult study on behalf of the European Commission states demand and provides proposals for realizing a standardised wholesale access portfolio.

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12/15/2015

International Communications Market Report 2015

WIK-Consult has supported Ofcom in preparing research for the postal sector. The report compares volumes, consumer prices and competition in the UK…

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12/03/2015

WIK-Consult supports ACCC with assessing Australia Post’s price notification

WIK-Consult has supported Australian regulator ACCC in the context of Australia Post’s draft letter price notification. WIK experts have reviewed AP’s…

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12/02/2015

Bettertainment - Economic impact and potential compliance with consumer, data and youth protection

WIK-Consult publishes study on Bettertainment and shows how consumer, youth and data protection can be ensured and at the same time positive economic…

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12/01/2015

Quantitative impact of variable electricity tariffs on households’ electricity cost

The Federation of German Consumer Organisations – vzbv– assigned WIK to a study on the monetary consequences of variable electricity tariffs for…

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11/23/2015

Betreibervorauswahl: Bedeutung für den deutschen TK-Markt und Zukunftsperspektiven

WIK-Consult publishes study about the role of Call-by-Call and Preselection in the German communications market and its future perspective.

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11/23/2015

Review of the Open Internet Codes

WIK completes review of the Open Internet Codes. Our review finds that the Open Internet Codes in the UK add value over and above the Connected…

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