The Dynamics of Broadband Markets in Europe: Realizing the 2020 Digital Agenda

ISBN-13: 9781107073586 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 448 str.

Wolter Lemstra

Opis

The European Commission's Digital Agenda for Europe sets the targets for broadband development by 2020, yet current broadband market outcomes vary widely amongst the EU Member States and the objectives seem challenging for many. In this book, a group of in-country experts follows a framework of qualitative and quantitative analysis to capture patterns, commonalities and differences between twelve different European countries, in terms of infrastructure endowments, institutional arrangements, time of joining the EU, behavior of market actors, personal interventions of regulators, the role of municipalities, and the role perception of governments. By exploring how the past explains present broadband market outcomes, these longitudinal country case studies look to how improvements can be made for the future. As the first in-depth study of broadband developments in Europe, this book will be invaluable to policy-makers, regulators, academic researchers, advisors, and consultants working in the fields of telecommunications, broadband development, technology and innovation.

Recenzje

'It is refreshing to see an analysis that focuses on the 'market dynamics' of broadband growth in Europe, and how it affects policy implementation in different countries. The well-documented conclusion that achieving the EU 2020 broadband targets requires country-specific policy implementation strategies is an important message for both market players and policymakers. The next step is the recognition that this can best be done with a single European telecom regulator.' Ben Verwaayen, former CEO of KPN, BT and Alcatel-Lucent

Spis treści

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; 2. Research context and perspective Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; Part I. European Union Context: 3. The influence of European Union policies and regulation Richard Cawley; Part II. Case Studies: 4. The Netherlands Wolter Lemstra; 5. Belgium: Flanders Marlies van der Wee, Sofie Verbrugge and Reinhard Laroy; 6. Denmark Anders Henten and Morten Falch; 7. Sweden Marco Forzati and Crister Mattson; 8. Germany Juan Rendon Schneir and Olga Batura; 9. United Kingdom Richard Cadman; 10. Italy Davide Gallino, Claudio Leporelli and Alberto Nucciarelli; 11. France Audrey Loridan-Baudrier; 12. Spain Claudio Feijóo, José-Luis Gómez-Barroso, Rafael Coomonte and Sergio Ramos; 13. Greece Anastasia Constantelou; 14. Poland Iwona Windekilde and Piotr Ładny; 15. Latvia Andris Virtmanis and Edvins Karnitis; Part III. Analysis: 16. Cross-case analysis Wolter Lemstra and William H. Melody; Appendices: Appendix 1. Glossary Wolter Lemstra; Appendix 2. Quantitative analysis of broadband performance Wolter Lemstra; Index.