There is an intrinsic relationship between innovation and digitalization, marked by the specific and structural socioeconomic characteristics of our regions and countries. These characteristics explain the territory heterogeneity and determine in ...

• EU Digitalization and Innovation thrive on human capital and research but lack SME support; R&D investments are insufficient.
• They rely on a stable economy, public and private advanced consumer behavior, and employment in knowledge-...

As many Over-The-Top (OTT) users opt for mobile devices, mobile network traffic surges. However, current mobile communication technology faces difficulties. To provide a stable video content consumption experience to users, reliable alternatives ...

• As Many Over-The-Top (OTT) users opt for mobile devices, mobile network traffic surges.
• However, current mobile communication technology faces difficulties.
• Wireless Device-to-Device (D2D) caching networks provide a solution to ...

In February 2022, the New Zealand Government announced that a yet-to-be-formed “Māori Spectrum Entity” would “receive an ongoing allocation of 20 percent of future national commercial spectrum allocations, at no cost.” This is in addition to the ...

• Spectrum allocations satisfying legal obligations can affect achievement of economic objectives.
• New Zealand provides a case example.
• Policy makers need to be aware of the trade-offs between economic and political objectives when ...

A major component of the EU's digitalisation strategy is its targets for universal gigabit connectivity, based on either fixed (mainly FTTH) or mobile (5G) technologies. In order to achieve its objectives, such an ambitious strategy must achieve ...

• Identifies the role of universal gigabit connectivity targets in the EU digitalisation strategy.
• Discusses trade-offs between competition and investment are possible within such a framework.
• Discusses the role of competition in ...

This paper investigates the evolution of China's technology standardization policy system in the period from 1978 to 2021. The standardization policy system comprising the supply, demand, and environment policy tool types has evolved ...

• China's standardization policy system has evolved by three stages.
• ...

This paper documents home Internet access, types of Internet access, connection speeds, and prices for basic home Internet in tribal areas of the United States. We find that the share of households with Internet access is 21 percentage ...

• We document home Internet access, types of Internet access, connection speeds, and prices for basic home Internet in tribal areas of the United States.

In 2010, the Korean government adopted spectrum auctions and introduced a market mechanism into spectrum management. However, the government has often been confronted with conflicts between diverse policy goals of spectrum auctions. A ...

• Korea implemented spectrum auctions where only three incumbent operators participated.

Standards have become enablers of complex digital systems that provide a foundation for the present-day digital economy. While existing literature analyzes the factors behind the dominance of one standard over another, there has been ...

• We compare RCS and VoLTE standards for committee-level recommendations.
• ...

Despite growing interest in broadband provided by municipally owned and operated fiber-to-the-home networks, the academic literature has yet to undertake a systematic assessment of these projects' financial performance. To fill this ...

• Study offers 1st systematic analysis of US municipal fiber's financial performance.

The advent of a new generation of wireless communications has punctuated the dawn of every decade in recent times. Upgrades to mobile electronic systems represent faster and more robust capabilities of data transfer but bring with it a ...

• 10,672 articles on 5G are explored from bibliometric and textmetric perspectives.