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050 4 _aTK5105.5-5105.9
100 1 _aHadjiantonis, Antonis M.
245 1 0 _aTelecommunication Economics :
_bSelected Results of the COST Action IS0605 Econ@Tel.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin / Heidelberg,
_c2012.
264 4 _c�2012.
300 _a1 online resource (251 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aLecture Notes in Computer Science Ser. ;
_vv.7216
505 0 _aTitle 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.
505 8 _aMobile 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.
505 8 _aPublic 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.
505 8 _aGame-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.
505 8 _aEvaluation 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 -- R�esum�e - Summary and Conclusions -- Explaining the Organization COST -- Author Index.
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590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aStiller, Burkhard.
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