Dr. Bertil Thorngren received his Doctor´s degree in 1972 at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), where he also earned his second and first degrees. He was appointed Associate Professor (Docent) at SSE in 1974. This was followed by assignments as Acting Professor and Head of Department of Business Administration at several other universities. Dr. Thorngren has also substantial experience from the telecommunications industry, e.g. as senior VP in charge of Corporate Strategy at Telia, and from serving as a Board Member at private as well as governmental organizations. On his return to academic life Dr. Thorngren was 1997 appointed Head of the Center for Information and Communications Research (CIC) at SSE. He is presently affiliated with the Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research.( SIR) Dr. Thorngren is since 1993 an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).
Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbock... more Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbocker, lagesbaserade tjanster samt ”Tingens Internet”. Avstandet fran vision till vardag ar dock ofta langt. Studier av e-handelns utveckling har visat att det tog mer an ett decennium att ga fran vad som var ”tekniskt mojligt” till losningar med praktiskt genomslag. Det var exempelvis ganska tidigt mojligt att producera webbsidor med avancerad grafik. Detta var dock inte av praktiskt intresse sa lange inte de tilltankta kunderna ocksa hade lika kraftfulla datorer. Forst nar alla bitar verkligen fanns pa plats, sa kunde utvecklingen ta fart med viss s.k. ketchupeffekt efter nagra ar av tomgang. For en tidigare HUR-rapport om detta se http://rez.se/mjaog Upplagg: - Rapporten inleds med en lagesbild vad galler omradet for mobila betalningar samt mobila planbocker (vilket inte alltid ar samma sak, eftersom det finns planbokslosningar utan koppling till betalningar). - Darefter diskuteras den mer langsiktiga utvecklingen vad galler lagesbestamda tjanster samt “the Internet of Things”, vilka framat ar 2020 kan komma att inga i mer kompletta losningar for handeln. - Avslutningsvis behandlas hinder pa vagen - vad galler saval dagslage som utvecklingsmojligheter.
In this paper low cost concepts for future wireless access are presented and discussed from the b... more In this paper low cost concepts for future wireless access are presented and discussed from the business perspective. Instead of extending todays cellular technology or to focus on the bandwidth efficiency of the radio equipment, the chosen approach focus on reduction of costs for network deployment and operation. Adaptive antennas (MIMO), multihop schemes and local access points are combined with user deployed infrastructure and reuse of existing network assets. Business models candidates are analysed, showing that all proposed low cost solutions can be used either by local network operators (LNOs) in close cooperation with mobile operators (network franchising) or to be user deployed using a traditional subscriber model. MIMO and multihop relays require close integration into the cellular network implying that these solutions would be less suitable for an independent LNO.
Nytt: Stegvis kontroll i registreringsformulären ger hjälp att skriva in korrekt data. De långa n... more Nytt: Stegvis kontroll i registreringsformulären ger hjälp att skriva in korrekt data. De långa namnlistor man behövde navigera i för att skapa publikationslistor för personer har ersatts av en sökfunktion. Delvis finns också en dubblettkontroll för importerade poster på plats. ...
Forekomsten av organisationer, dvs. formellt avgransade grupper av individer, kan tankas bade for... more Forekomsten av organisationer, dvs. formellt avgransade grupper av individer, kan tankas bade forstarka och begransa spridningen av information och innovation inom ett samhalle. En organisation kan ...
Business-to-business eMarkets are websites where buyers and suppliers come together to communicat... more Business-to-business eMarkets are websites where buyers and suppliers come together to communicate, bid in auctions and conduct transactions. For buyers, eMarkets lower purchasing costs, while providing new suppliers. For suppliers, they lower sales cost while providing new customers. EMarkets offer participants market transparency and decrease search costs substantially. Due to booming e-commerce forecasts, there has been a tremendous amount of eMarkets entering into different industries. These eMarkets compete in attracting buyers and suppliers to their respective eMarkets. In some industries where the benefits of eMarkets have proved to be more evident, the competition has become severe. This rivalry has in turn led to limited profits, forcing the industry into consolidation. Our prediction is that in each industry, the eMarket that can master the forces driving this consolidation will become the last man standing. The purpose of this thesis is to find theories useful in explaini...
This paper examines the regulation of consumer services in pay-TV (subscription television delive... more This paper examines the regulation of consumer services in pay-TV (subscription television delivered via cable and satellite networks). Engineering and market convergence creates pressures for convergence of European regulatory approaches in pay-TV networks. I identify a new paradigm of competition in communications services and describe three regulatory approaches: (i) Historically, European member-state governments structurally regulated communications, allocating scarce resources to "national champions". (ii) Behavioural regulation through generic competition law is emerging, primarily in the policies of the Commission and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice. This analysis is developed with comparative examination of US behavioural competition jurisprudence, which has a far longer history of federal intervention to ensure access to dominant networks and premium programming. (iii) A hybrid approach, asymmetrical regulation, polices third-party access to th...
Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbock... more Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbocker, lagesbaserade tjanster samt ”Tingens Internet”. Avstandet fran vision till vardag ar dock ofta langt. Studier av e-handelns utveckling har visat att det tog mer an ett decennium att ga fran vad som var ”tekniskt mojligt” till losningar med praktiskt genomslag. Det var exempelvis ganska tidigt mojligt att producera webbsidor med avancerad grafik. Detta var dock inte av praktiskt intresse sa lange inte de tilltankta kunderna ocksa hade lika kraftfulla datorer. Forst nar alla bitar verkligen fanns pa plats, sa kunde utvecklingen ta fart med viss s.k. ketchupeffekt efter nagra ar av tomgang. For en tidigare HUR-rapport om detta se http://rez.se/mjaog Upplagg: - Rapporten inleds med en lagesbild vad galler omradet for mobila betalningar samt mobila planbocker (vilket inte alltid ar samma sak, eftersom det finns planbokslosningar utan koppling till betalningar). - Darefter diskuteras den m...
Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbock... more Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbocker, lagesbaserade tjanster samt ”Tingens Internet”. Avstandet fran vision till vardag ar dock ofta langt. Studier av e-handelns utveckling har visat att det tog mer an ett decennium att ga fran vad som var ”tekniskt mojligt” till losningar med praktiskt genomslag. Det var exempelvis ganska tidigt mojligt att producera webbsidor med avancerad grafik. Detta var dock inte av praktiskt intresse sa lange inte de tilltankta kunderna ocksa hade lika kraftfulla datorer. Forst nar alla bitar verkligen fanns pa plats, sa kunde utvecklingen ta fart med viss s.k. ketchupeffekt efter nagra ar av tomgang. For en tidigare HUR-rapport om detta se http://rez.se/mjaog Upplagg: - Rapporten inleds med en lagesbild vad galler omradet for mobila betalningar samt mobila planbocker (vilket inte alltid ar samma sak, eftersom det finns planbokslosningar utan koppling till betalningar). - Darefter diskuteras den mer langsiktiga utvecklingen vad galler lagesbestamda tjanster samt “the Internet of Things”, vilka framat ar 2020 kan komma att inga i mer kompletta losningar for handeln. - Avslutningsvis behandlas hinder pa vagen - vad galler saval dagslage som utvecklingsmojligheter.
In this paper low cost concepts for future wireless access are presented and discussed from the b... more In this paper low cost concepts for future wireless access are presented and discussed from the business perspective. Instead of extending todays cellular technology or to focus on the bandwidth efficiency of the radio equipment, the chosen approach focus on reduction of costs for network deployment and operation. Adaptive antennas (MIMO), multihop schemes and local access points are combined with user deployed infrastructure and reuse of existing network assets. Business models candidates are analysed, showing that all proposed low cost solutions can be used either by local network operators (LNOs) in close cooperation with mobile operators (network franchising) or to be user deployed using a traditional subscriber model. MIMO and multihop relays require close integration into the cellular network implying that these solutions would be less suitable for an independent LNO.
Nytt: Stegvis kontroll i registreringsformulären ger hjälp att skriva in korrekt data. De långa n... more Nytt: Stegvis kontroll i registreringsformulären ger hjälp att skriva in korrekt data. De långa namnlistor man behövde navigera i för att skapa publikationslistor för personer har ersatts av en sökfunktion. Delvis finns också en dubblettkontroll för importerade poster på plats. ...
Forekomsten av organisationer, dvs. formellt avgransade grupper av individer, kan tankas bade for... more Forekomsten av organisationer, dvs. formellt avgransade grupper av individer, kan tankas bade forstarka och begransa spridningen av information och innovation inom ett samhalle. En organisation kan ...
Business-to-business eMarkets are websites where buyers and suppliers come together to communicat... more Business-to-business eMarkets are websites where buyers and suppliers come together to communicate, bid in auctions and conduct transactions. For buyers, eMarkets lower purchasing costs, while providing new suppliers. For suppliers, they lower sales cost while providing new customers. EMarkets offer participants market transparency and decrease search costs substantially. Due to booming e-commerce forecasts, there has been a tremendous amount of eMarkets entering into different industries. These eMarkets compete in attracting buyers and suppliers to their respective eMarkets. In some industries where the benefits of eMarkets have proved to be more evident, the competition has become severe. This rivalry has in turn led to limited profits, forcing the industry into consolidation. Our prediction is that in each industry, the eMarket that can master the forces driving this consolidation will become the last man standing. The purpose of this thesis is to find theories useful in explaini...
This paper examines the regulation of consumer services in pay-TV (subscription television delive... more This paper examines the regulation of consumer services in pay-TV (subscription television delivered via cable and satellite networks). Engineering and market convergence creates pressures for convergence of European regulatory approaches in pay-TV networks. I identify a new paradigm of competition in communications services and describe three regulatory approaches: (i) Historically, European member-state governments structurally regulated communications, allocating scarce resources to "national champions". (ii) Behavioural regulation through generic competition law is emerging, primarily in the policies of the Commission and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice. This analysis is developed with comparative examination of US behavioural competition jurisprudence, which has a far longer history of federal intervention to ensure access to dominant networks and premium programming. (iii) A hybrid approach, asymmetrical regulation, polices third-party access to th...
Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbock... more Bakgrund: Ny teknik kan ge nya mojligheter. Exempel pa det ar mobila betalningar, mobila planbocker, lagesbaserade tjanster samt ”Tingens Internet”. Avstandet fran vision till vardag ar dock ofta langt. Studier av e-handelns utveckling har visat att det tog mer an ett decennium att ga fran vad som var ”tekniskt mojligt” till losningar med praktiskt genomslag. Det var exempelvis ganska tidigt mojligt att producera webbsidor med avancerad grafik. Detta var dock inte av praktiskt intresse sa lange inte de tilltankta kunderna ocksa hade lika kraftfulla datorer. Forst nar alla bitar verkligen fanns pa plats, sa kunde utvecklingen ta fart med viss s.k. ketchupeffekt efter nagra ar av tomgang. For en tidigare HUR-rapport om detta se http://rez.se/mjaog Upplagg: - Rapporten inleds med en lagesbild vad galler omradet for mobila betalningar samt mobila planbocker (vilket inte alltid ar samma sak, eftersom det finns planbokslosningar utan koppling till betalningar). - Darefter diskuteras den m...
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