aimed at estimating the investment associated with broadband deployment have consisted in ad-hoc approaches based on cost …), that addresses the heterogeneities that arise from considering differentiated coverage targets and investment required …One of the primary challenges of the telecommunications industry is to address the broadband connectivity divide …

The purpose of this paper is to study competition policy on mobile broadband, consisting of 3G and 4G (LTE …).Currently mobile broadband has been developing rapidly and its access speed amounts to 150Mbps for the latest 4G, which is similar to … fixed broadband. This paper analyzesthe factors affect the mobile broadband adoption in major six countries,such as the U …

for highest bandwidth and quality for end-users and which no longer rely on copper cable elements. These are FTTH … architectures only. From all available FTTH architectures we concentrate on the two most relevant architectures in Europe, Ethernet … generates a broad set of results including the relative performance of the various network architectures, investment …

are still mainly based into facilities investment competition. The large investment to deploy a new network into the … the optical fiber deployment to the home. On the other hand, the high demand for broadband creates new consumer habits … in the deployment of fiber networks to reduce the overall investment. The techno-economic model drawn in this paper is …

The Digital Agenda for Europe sets out clear goals for providing high speed broadband to all its residents, but leaves … dynamics of fixed broadband markets in two neighboring regions: Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, and the Netherlands … technology to offer broadband on the former analogue television network. However, in the race towards realizing the Digital …

, with a key goal being to incentivise investment in high-speed broadband networks. Ambitious goals have been set regarding … the availability and quality of broadband across the European Union, initially in the 'Digital Agenda for Europe' and more …-economic benefits associated with broadband. Our analysis explores the consequence of target setting at a European level, in terms of …

In this paper, we evaluate the efficiency of the French State aid plan for broadband deployment, the Plan France Très … Haut Débit. According to State aid rules, public subsidies should not be substitute for private investment and should … more than 34,000 municipalities in mainland France over 2014-2019. We then assess whether private investment would have …

. In this study, we do not only analyse whether the aid was effective in solving a market failure – low broadband coverage … aid significantly increased broadband coverage. More importantly, we find that the number of internet providers has … broadband infrastructure in rural areas of Germany. Such subsidies are subject to state aid control by the European Commission …

subsidies. We find that the subsidies significantly increased broadband coverage. More interestingly, the number of internet … aimed at supporting the deployment of basic broadband infrastructure in rural Germany. Such subsidies are subject to state … effect on prices and broadband offerings. We use an instrumental variables (IV) approach based on the interaction between …