Der Datenverkehr über das Internet nimmt stark zu. Einerseits steigt die Internet-Nutzung der Individuen mit Webbrowsing, e-mail etc. deutlich an. Andererseits kommen neue und großvolumige Dienste hinzu bzw. gewinnen quantitativ an Bedeutung, z.B. VoiP, Peer to-peer File Sharing,...

The significant increase of internet traffic is to a large extent caused by more high-data-rate applications like file-sharing etc. Although network operators constantly increase router and line capacities, overload occurs from time to time, causing delays, jitter and packet-losses at the data...

The digital dividend is the amount of spectrum that is freed up by the switch over from analogue TV to digital terrestrial TV in the UHF band. Drawing from a research project (Braulke et al. 2010) commissioned by the Austrian regulator RTR, this article prioritizes, analyses and evaluates the...