The Dynamics of broadband markets in Europe : realizing the 2020 digital agenda / edited by Wolter Lemstra, William H. Melody.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lemstra, W. (Wolter), editor.

Melody, William H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication--Europe.

Telecommunication.

Digital communications--Europe.

Digital communications.

Broadband communication systems--Europe.

Broadband communication systems.

Telecommunication policy--Europe.

Telecommunication policy.

Information technology--Government policy--Europe.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 409 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2 Research context and perspective

Part 1 European union context

3. The influence of European Union policies and regulation

Part 2 Case studies

4. The Netherlands

5. Belgium: Flanders

6. Denmark

7. Sweden

8. Germany

9. United Kingdom

10. Italy

11. France

12. Spain

13. Greece

14. Poland

15. Latvia

Part 3 Analysis

16. Cross-case analysis

Part 4 Appendices

Appendix 1 Glossary

Appendix 2 Quantitative analysis of broadband performance.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-05552-3

1-316-08389-6

1-316-05789-5

1-316-08153-2

1-316-07680-6

1-107-42318-X

1-139-68355-1

1-316-07207-X

1-316-07917-1

1-316-07443-9