This paper examines the question of whether the local access network environment stands on the cusp of significant change, one characterized by investment in new Gigabit broadband networks operated by a new breed of service providers. The highprofile Google Fiber project first deployed in the...

Even if all legal entry barriers were eliminited, telephone companies would face dim prospects for competing with cable television operators in the transport of video services, at least during this decade. This situation arises because the economic characteristics of fibre-based integrated...

Continuing technological advance reinforces the conclusion in our earlier study that construction of integrated broadband networks (IBNs) consisting of fibre-to-the-home systems will not be the most promising way for local telephone companies to compete with incumbent cable television providers...

This paper examines the question of whether the local access network environment stands on the cusp of significant change, one characterized by investment in new Gigabit broadband networks operated by a new breed of service providers. The highprofile Google Fiber project first deployed in the...

In this paper, we present the Connected Consumption Network (CCN) that allows a community of consumers to collaboratively sense the market from a mobile device, enabling more informed financial decisions in geo-local context. The mobile application allows one to log one's wish list and itemized...