As the information age progresses, the need for cheap, easy Internet access increases if we want citizens to be able to participate in the global economy. In both the United States and the European Union, cities have taken the lead in attempting to provide Internet access via wireless Internet...

The Study reviews the current state of wireless charging technologies for mobile phones and similar portable consumer electronics compared to the state depicted by the Predecessor Study from 2021, with the following assumptions: - Qi has predominance on the mobile phone market; - Alternative...

Third-party tracking, the collection and sharing of behavioural data about individuals, is a significant and ubiquitous privacy threat in mobile apps. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in 2018 to protect personal data better, but there exists, thus far, limited...

The objective of the study was to assist the Commission in implementing the requirements of Article 57 of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) in order to facilitate 5G deployment. The Commission has to propose an implementing act, which specifies the physical and technical...

This paper reviews the overall aims of policy of European Union spectrum policy and management, within the framework of the completion of European single market. The development of markets for GSM services is analysed, including the absorption of PCS on the 1800 MHz band into GSM. The history of...

This paper argues that the structure of the mobile communications industry is being decisively affected by 'platformisation', yet in a present context of strong 'platform ambiguity'. It introduces the concept of gatekeeper roles to compare current mobile platform initiatives, and proposes a...