The Dynamics of Broadband Markets in Europe: Realizing the 2020 Digital Agenda
Cambridge University Press, 10/23/2014
EAN 9781107073586, ISBN10: 1107073588
Hardcover, 448 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2.6 cm
Language: English
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.
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 Ã…Âadny
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.