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Telecommunication Economics : Selected Results of the COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hadjiantonis, Antonis M.
Other Authors: Stiller, Burkhard.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Telecommunication Economics
  • Introduction to Telecommunication Economics
  • Evolution and Regulation of Communication Ecosystems
  • Introduction to Evolution and Regulation of Communication Ecosystems
  • Evolution and Regulation of Mobile Ecosystems: European Information Society Policies for the Mobile Search Domain
  • Introduction
  • The Mobile Search Ecosystem
  • Technologies Driving the Evolution of Mobile Search
  • Sources of Revenues in Mobile Search
  • SWOT Analysis of Mobile Search
  • Policy Options Scenarios
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • International Roaming of Mobile Services: The Need for Regulation
  • Introduction
  • Techno-Economic Analysis of Roaming Costs
  • Structure of the Market for Roaming Services
  • Demand Conditions - Retail
  • Supply Conditions - Retail
  • Demand Conditions - Wholesale
  • Supply Conditions - Wholesale
  • EU Regulation of International Roaming Charges
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Mobile Regulation for the Future
  • Introduction
  • Spectrum Allocation
  • Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile
  • New Applications Based on Mobile Services
  • Joining Process of Value Chains
  • Role of Regulation
  • Future-Oriented Regulation Tasks in Mobile Communications
  • Cross-Sectored Co-regulation Issues for Mobiles
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Trademarks as a Telecommunications Indicator for Industrial Analysis and Policy
  • Introduction
  • Mapping and Measuring the Commercial Creativity of Firms and Nations
  • Community Trademarks for Competitiveness Analysis
  • Trends in Communication-Intensive Knowledge Economy
  • Countries' Trademark-Intensiveness in Telecommunications
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Social and Policy Implications of Communication Technologies
  • Introduction to Social and Policy Implications of Communication Technologies.
  • Mobile Communications of the Needy and Poor: Affordability Indicators, European Data, Social Tariffs
  • Mobile Communications of the Needy and Poor
  • Who Are the Poor and Needy
  • European Macrodata on the "Needy" and Their Mobile Communications Usage or "Social Mobile Tariffs"
  • The Needy's Purchasing Power in Mobile Minutes and the "Mobile Communications Divide"
  • Distribution by Groups of the Poor and Needy and Effects of Falling Affordability
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix
  • Implications of mHealth Service Deployments: A Comparison between Dissimilar European Countries
  • Introduction
  • eHealth: Actual Implementation
  • Regulated Services
  • Non-regulated Services
  • Reference Case: Heart Failure Monitoring
  • Cases
  • Actual Status: Georgia
  • Actual Status: Belgium
  • Actual Status: Cyprus
  • Comparison between Countries
  • Conclusions and Lessons Learned
  • References
  • Social Communication Behaviors of Virtual Leaders
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Leadership
  • Virtuality
  • Virtual Leadership
  • Research Model
  • Research Hypotheses
  • Methodology
  • Procedure
  • Operationalization of Dependent Variables and Mediators
  • Findings
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Policy Implications of Digital Television
  • European Policies toward Digital Terrestrial Television
  • T-Government Pilot Projects
  • Pilot Study "Parma Municipality Services"
  • Pilot Study "Employment Services"
  • Pilot Project "T-Bollettino"
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Economics and Governance of Future Networks
  • Introduction to Economics and Governance of Future Networks
  • Public Intervention in the Deployment of NGNs
  • Introduction
  • Promoting Investments in NGNs
  • Use of Public Funds That Do Not Constitute State Aid
  • State Aid
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References.
  • Public Private Partnerships and Next Generation Networks
  • Introduction
  • The Concept of PPP
  • Case Studies
  • NEPAD Broadband Connectivity Programme - Continental Fiber Optics Deployment
  • PPP and User Adoption - Rwanda Mobile Telephone Adoption Scheme
  • PPP and Infrastructure Development - Uganda USAF Funding on Mobile Telephony Infrastructure
  • Internet Service Deployment - Egyptian Smart Village Project
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Internet Governance and Economics of Network Neutrality
  • Introduction
  • Network Neutrality Definitions
  • International Consultations
  • Arguments of Neutrality Proponents: An Idealistic and Humanist View
  • Arguments of Neutrality Opponents: An Economic View
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Green Networks and Green Tariffs as Driven by User Service Demand
  • Introduction and Scope
  • Modeling Methodology
  • Approximate Wireless Operator Energy Model
  • Services and Infrastructure
  • Energy Consumption, Renewables, and Emissions
  • Numerical Results on Individual User Energy Consumption and Emissions Driven by Personalized Services and Tariffs
  • Green Wireless Tariffs
  • Conclusions and Future Research
  • Environmental Impact of ICT on the Transport Sector
  • Introduction
  • Tele-work
  • Diffusion of Tele-work
  • Impact on Transport Behavior in the Sphere of Living
  • Impact on Rush Hour Traffic and Modality
  • Impact on Transport Behavior in the Sphere of Working
  • Long Term Perspectives
  • Teleshopping
  • Quantitative Impact of Teleshopping
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Cost-Efficient NGN Rollout
  • Introduction
  • Business Models and Value Networks for a Successful FTTH Deployment
  • Network Matrix
  • Business Models
  • Existing European Network Deployments
  • Benefits from a Holistic Approach
  • Focus on the Best Customers
  • Deploy in Synergy
  • Operate the Joint Infrastructure.
  • Game-Theoretic Approach to Improve Results and Conclusions
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Software Business in the Telecommunications Sector
  • Introduction: Software Markets and Their Evolution
  • Adoption of Software-as-a-Service and Open Source Software
  • Obstacles to Horizontalization in Telecommunications Software
  • Trends of Software Business in the Telecommunications Sector
  • Conclusions: Future Scenarios on Software Business in Telecommunications
  • References
  • Future Networks Management Architectures and Mechanisms
  • Introduction to Future Networks Management Architectures and Mechanisms
  • Economics of Quality of Experience
  • From Quality of Service to Quality of Experience
  • Microeconomic Service Valuation
  • WQL Hypothesis and Weber-Fechner Law
  • The Fixed Point Problem of QoE Charging
  • Mechanisms for QoE-Based Charging
  • Toward the Future Telecommunications Ecosystem
  • References
  • Decision Support in Contract Formation for Commercial Electronic Services with International Connection
  • Introduction and Motivation
  • Background Information and RelatedWork
  • Research Methodology
  • Design Science Approach
  • Achievements
  • Claims and Objectives Addressed
  • FutureWork and ComplexityMitigation Strategies
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Competition among Telecommunication Providers
  • Context
  • Demand Distribution among Providers and Influence on Price War
  • Capacity/Technology Planning and Pricing in a Competitive Environment
  • Analysis of the Price of Anarchy
  • Analysis of Specific Other Competition Contexts
  • Other Competition Issues
  • References
  • Economic Traffic Management: Mechanisms and Applications
  • Introduction
  • Related Work and Incentives in Distributed Systems
  • ETM and Application Architecture
  • ETM Mechanisms
  • SmoothIT's ETM System Architecture
  • LiveShift's Application Architecture.
  • Evaluation and Results
  • ETM Samples
  • LiveShift Samples
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • Autonomic Management of Mobile and Wireless Networks
  • Introduction
  • Policy-Based Management (PBM)
  • Self-management and the Autonomic Paradigm
  • Distributed Policy-Based Management for Mobile and Wireless Networks
  • Open Issues
  • References
  • On the Provision of Advanced Telecommunication Services in Rural Areas
  • Introduction
  • Advanced Telephony Features for Rural Areas
  • Utilizing Delay Tolerant Networks for Voice Messaging
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Electrical Power Systems Protection and Interdependencies with ICT
  • Introduction
  • The Need to Protect Electrical Power Systems
  • Types of System Disturbances and Their Effects
  • Protection Measures and Devices to Minimize the Impact of Disturbances
  • Measures in the Planning, Operational, and Restoration Timescale
  • Measures in the ICT Facilities
  • Protection System Devices and Components
  • Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED)
  • The Electrical Power System as an Interdependent Infrastructure
  • The Smart Grid and the Systems of Systems Perspective
  • System of Systems Architectures
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Towards Quantitative Risk Management for Next Generation Networks
  • Introduction
  • Basic Definitions
  • Open Problems
  • Current Risk Assessment Methodology
  • Metrics and Measurement Problems
  • Towards a Computerized Risk Management Architecture
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Résumé - Summary and Conclusions
  • Explaining the Organization COST
  • Author Index.

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