Within a Generalized DiffServ architecture entrepreneurial flexibility for build-ing intelligent multipurpose traffic architectures enables the provision of a varie-ty of tailored traffic services for a wide range of heterogeneous application ser-vices. In order to solve the entrepreneurial...

Network neutrality regulations are intended to preserve the Internet as a non-discriminatory, public network and an open platform for innovation. Whereas the U.S. recently reversed its regulations, thus returning to a less strict regime, the EU has maintained its course and recently revised...

The sharing and gig economy are growing socio-economic phenomena. Increasing numbers of users are joining an ever-widening variety of sharing and gig platforms. In this paper, we explore the academic discussion on the sharing economy ecosystem from a cross-disciplinary perspective. We capture...

The emergence and growth of a collection of large and global private networks operated by big tech companies like Google, Facebook, or Amazon have thoroughly disrupted the Internet ecosystem. While these developments have shifted and blurred the lines between public and private networking, they...

Der Begriff der Netzneutralität ist in der öffentlichen Debatte äußerst positiv belegt. Mit ihm verbunden ist das Bild eines diskriminierungsfreien Internets und die Hoffnung, Netzneutralitätsregulierung fördere die Entwicklung neuer Internetdienste, was wiederum zu steigender Nachfrage...

In this paper, we demonstrate that there is more to consumer experience than just broadband access speed. We identify and describe a complex and dynamic set of interactions that occur between different factors that collectively determine consumer experience. We suggest that the relationship...

Over the last decade or so, access to broadband telecommunication services has become increasingly important. Through broadband, households and companies are able to engage with the informationbased economy that is emerging, through, for example, buying and selling online or using social media....