By integrating a communications system with the existing power grid, smart grids provide end-to-end connectivity. This enables all entities and components integrated in the electricity supply system to exchange information without knowing the network's structure. New services and applications...

Since the beginning of the new century our electricity system is changing rapidly. Distributed energy resources, such as wind or solar energies are becoming more and more important. These energies are producing fluctuating electricity, which is fed into low voltage distribution grids. The...

The integration of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) triggers an evolutionary process from previous analog towards convergent digital infrastructures that are the basis for new, cross-domain services and applications. The implementation, however, poses new requirements and...

Die digitale Infrastruktur des Internets wird in zunehmenden Maße als Marktplatz genutzt. Auch hier treffen Angebot und Nachfrage zusammen. Der grundlegende Unterschied zu traditionellen Märkten liegt in der elektronischen Abbildung von Teilen der Transaktion oder der gesamten Transaktion....

Die digitale Infrastruktur des Internets wird in zunehmenden Maße als Marktplatz genutzt. Auch hier treffen Angebot und Nachfrage zusammen. Der grundlegende Unterschied zu traditionellen Märkten liegt in der elektronischen Abbildung von Teilen der Transaktion oder der gesamten Transaktion....

Telecommunications regulation has been a widely discussed topic since most OECD countries started the process of privatization of the telecommunications market in the 90s. Undoubtedly, regulatory rules exert strong impact on business development and business strategy in those industries that are...