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This is the study of situations whereby one or several platforms facilitate interactions between users on two different sides of a market. This new method of analysis may encourage some competition authorities and regulators to reconsider the functioning of ICT markets and incite decision-makers to think about the industry strategies to be implemented. |
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Since 2006, mobile services have accounted for more than half of the total telecom services revenue in the world. Does this mean we have an industry that has reached maturity, and which will remain governed chiefly by regulatory provisions and structural shifts? Or is this a relative maturity, behind which is taking shape a new era of innovation for consumers, but also of uncertainty for industry's main players? What are the common features and the differences between the huge transformation of the wireline telephony market spurred by increasingly ubiquitous broadband and VoIP, and what is starting to take place with high-speed mobile access and the mobile Internet?
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This issue is devoted almost entirely to the topic of European frequency management policies. For some years now, managing this scarce resource has been the topic not only of lengthy debate but also the focus of works by economists and of considerable innovation in the arena of practical application. The editors have sought to gather original contributions that will provide industry and institutional leaders with food for thought. |
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The connectedness of developing countries has increased overall, notably thanks to the success of mobile services, and to set new priorities. The various articles selected offer an overview of the problems that have emerged. The dossier is accompanied by an interview with Calestous JUMA, which offers an original analysis of ICT growth in developing countries. This dossier is followed by our annual selection of the best papers presented at the last session of Euro CPR held in Berlin last March. |
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The enthusiasm for Web 2.0 demonstrated in recent months - both by daily visits to such sites on the part of millions of consumers and the value of certain transactions - raises several questions regarding the business models that are likely to make Web 2.0 a lasting phenomenon, changes in communication practices, as well as its impact on the strategy of traditional media players in advertising, software and telecommunications. This dossier presents several papers offering an original view point on the various issues raised by Web 2.0. |
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In this issue we have moved away from the mainly economic questions usually covered by our journal in favour of a dossier that examines usage. The Editors have selected research presentations made at a recent seminar on this topic for publication. The dossier is accompanied by an interview with Roger Silverstone conducted by David Osimo of IPTS. Following on from this dossier are two important articles that reflect the extent of ongoing changes in the telecommunications industry. |
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This dossier presents several papers offering an original view point on the various issues raised by Next Generation Networks. NGN is a term that is being increasingly used to describe the latest state-of-the-art networking platforms, which service providers are either developing or are using today. The industries have been riding the NGN wave, but at the same time have to square up some inescapable key issues, among them the evolution of the regulatory approaches, the adaptation of the business models, the effects on the competition patterns and the impact on the whole telecom industry. |
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Bundling strategy analysis has become a major topic of Industrial Organisation research over the past twenty years. Bundling refers to the practice of marketing a package of at least two more or less distinct services, in set proportions. Our goal in choosing this topic for the latest issue of C&S was to take stock of recent developments on the bundling issue in economic literature, drawing on analysis of concrete situations that the ICT sector's leading players are now encountering. |
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Around the world, the rapid spread of mobile phones is being followed by their use as a tool for financial transactions and the creation of "mobile money" in "electronic wallets". The cell phone serves as a bank account, debit card, and money. This has many implications. |
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The IDATE DigiWorld Yearbook has become an essential tool for digital professionals, providing a compact and accessible review of the main events of the past year, the latest data on the markets and market players, and the major trends on the world stage. This DigiWorld Yearbook 2011 delivers this with, as ever, the renowned insights of our experts at IDATE.
New! a chapter dedicated to the Latest Internet issues |
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