Index

Beyond the Pandemic? Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet

ISBN: 978-1-80262-050-4, eISBN: 978-1-80262-049-8

Publication date: 9 May 2023

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(2023), "Index", Whalley, J., Stocker, V. and Lehr, W. (Ed.) Beyond the Pandemic? Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Telecommunications and the Internet, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 267-272. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-049-820231013

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2023 Jason Whalley, Volker Stocker and William Lehr


INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.

5G
, 38n17, 170, 172, 177

Affordable Connectivity Program
, 40

Aprendo en casa platforms
, 162

Arcadia
, 138–140

Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 36

AstraZeneca
, 2

ATU
, 174

Autonomous systems (ASes)
, 49

Big Blue Button
, 111

BioNTech
, 2

Bizindaalo
, 159

Blended learning strategy
, 108

Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
, 35, 37

Bring into use (BIU)
, 183

British Standards Institute (BSI)
, 123

Broadband
, 7

access services
, 20n3

inclusion policies
, 39

network provider performance
, 204–207

Broadband providers
, 154, 196

investment incentives
, 207–208

Building cooperation
, 111

Cable & Wireless (C&W)
, 162–163

Capital expenditure (CAPEX)
, 177–178

Caribbean, state of telecommunications and COVID-19 in
, 162–165

Central data repository
, 130

Cisco
, 45

Cisco Webex
, 42, 78, 80, 222

Civil society organisations
, 230

Clouds
, 18, 55, 253, 260

Coding
, 105–106

Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA)
, 139

Consumer Credit Panel (CCP)
, 95

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
, 21, 30, 44

Content regulation
, 237, 258

Cooperation
, 111, 114, 159, 159, 163

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
, 39n19

Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19)
, 1–7, 18, 39–42, 47, 52, 65–69, 71–72, 78, 82, 84, 87–88, 92, 103, 105, 109–114, 122, 135–136, 142–145, 153–156, 170, 173, 175–180, 183, 196, 198–199, 202, 207, 209, 216–218, 220, 222, 229–239, 245–250, 254–261

accelerated networking trends and ecosystem
, 48–50

as change agent
, 7, 12, 45, 55, 247–252, 258

education in time of
, 105–108

effect of COVID-19 on internet traffic
, 19–35, 65–69

Covid-related phishing
, 223–225

crisis
, 18, 25, 27, 36, 45, 47–48, 51, 72, 104, 108, 110, 161, 179, 186, 232, 234–235, 245–246, 250–252, 260

impact on application usage
, 21–26

investment and innovation
, 48

pandemic
, 8, 11, 21, 47, 72, 92, 105, 110, 115, 153–154, 159, 162, 165, 176, 180, 183, 186, 196, 216–218, 222, 229, 231–235, 247, 256–257, 259, 262

publicly available data
, 51–52

retailing success stories
, 141

state of telecommunications and COVID-19 in Caribbean
, 162–165

state of telecommunications and COVID-19 in Peru
, 160–162

state of telecommunications and COVID-19 in Uganda
, 156–160

COVID-19 Telehealth Program
, 40

Criminal law
, 232

Cyber Volunteers 19 (CV19)
, 219–220

Cyber-attacks
, 256–257

Cyber-governance
, 257–258

Cybercrime
, 216

cybersecurity and remote work
, 220–223

online scams and Covid-related phishing
, 223–225

ransomware and healthcare organisations
, 217–220

Cybersecurity
, 51, 81, 216–223, 225, 256–257, 261

Debenhams
, 139–140

Demand shocks
, 26

Digital divides
, 7, 12, 38–41, 44, 47–48, 55, 248, 250, 253–254, 261

Digital dynamic capabilities
, 104–105, 112–113

in educational institutions
, 111

Digital Equity Act of 2021
, 41

Digital infrastructures
, 27, 247

Digital literacy
, 111, 248, 253, 256–258

education
, 111

Digital Pact for Schools
, 111

Digital policy responses
, 36

Digital scouting
, 111

Digital seizing capabilities
, 104

Digital sensing capabilities
, 104

Digital teaching and learning tools
, 103–104

Digital technologies
, 246

for teaching and learning
, 111

Digital tools
, 78–81

Digital transformation
, 38

building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation in educational sector
, 109–110

digital capabilities
, 104

in education
, 104–105

literature review
, 105–108

theoretical approach
, 110–114

Digitalisation
, 98

Disaster Management Act
, 232

Disinformation
, 231, 257–258

Disruption
, 37n16

Distance learning
, 104

Distributional effects
, 92–94

Donut effect
, 5

Downstream traffic
, 30, 78

Dropbox
, 44

Dynamic capabilities framework
, 104

E-commerce
, 5–6, 20

Economic impacts
, 154

Education
, 256

limitations
, 106

method
, 105–106

results
, 106–108

in time of COVID-19
, 105

Educational institutions
, 103–104, 110

digital dynamic capabilities in
, 111

implications of shift to remote/online learning for
, 108, 246, 256

Educational technology (EdTech)
, 104, 111, 114

Effective digital learning
, 108

Emergency Broadband Benefit program
, 40

Emergency Connectivity Fund
, 40

EU Digital Services Act (DSA)
, 238

European Commission (EC)
, 38, 173, 199, 208–209, 246, 258

European Data Governance Act (2020)
, 130

European Electronic Communications Code (EECC)
, 78–79

European Union (EU)
, 2, 35, 72, 173

European Working Conditions Surveys (EWCS)
, 74

Evil Corp
, 220

Extraction
, 105–106

Facebook
, 237

Fake news
, 230–231

government responses to ‘fake news’ in times of global health crisis
, 231–235

Feasibility of continued remote work as pandemic abates
, 88–91

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
, 39–40, 196–197, 203

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
, 197

Fixed wireless access (FWA)
, 178

Freedom of expression
, 232

Future of networking
, 50

Future of work
, 255–256

Gender
, 93n11

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
, 204

Google
, 45, 125–126

Google Docs
, 26

Government responses
, 249–250

Government responses in USA and EU
, 36–41

Great Exploration
, 247

Great resignation
, 5, 91, 247

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 155, 160

H1N1 flu virus (see Swine flu)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
, 217

Healthcare organisations
, 217–220

High street
, 138

Home networks
, 19, 51, 257

Hospitals
, 217, 219

Human rights
, 231

IMT
, 172

Infodemic
, 229–230

fake news
, 230–231

Information communication and technology (ICT)
, 158

Information technology (IT)
, 158

Information-processing tasks
, 90

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
, 40

Innovations
, 8, 45, 50, 104, 246–248, 258

Innovative methods
, 108

International spectrum management
, 173–174, 181–183

Internet, COVID-19 and
, 3, 18

annual changes in cross-country internet traffic
, 31

collective insights for post-COVID-19 future
, 45–52

effect of COVID-19 on internet traffic
, 19–35

future course of pandemic effect
, 30–35

government and private sector responses
, 35–45

impact on application usage
, 21–26

impact on internet traffic
, 26–35

and network performance
, 27–29

traffic patterns
, 30

Internet ecosystem
, 252

consolidation and growing tensions in cyberspace
, 254

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
, 21, 28, 30, 34, 41–42, 49–50, 78n3, 252

Internet service providers (ISPs)
, 18–19, 21, 27, 29, 41–44, 49, 55, 200, 209, 252–254

Internet of Things (IoT)
, 129–130, 259

INTERPOL
, 222, 224

ITU-R Bureau (BR)
, 173

Keep Americans Connected pledge
, 39, 45

Labour productivity
, 74

Learning management systems (LMSs)
, 109

Liberty Latin America (LLA)
, 163

Machine learning (ML)
, 44, 50, 224, 252

Mental health/psychological stress during pandemic
, 107–108

Microsoft
, 45

Microsoft Teams
, 3, 78, 80, 111

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
, 171

Misinformation
, 7, 11, 159, 229–238

Multilocational work
, 73

National lockdowns
, 146

NB-IoT
, 130

Net neutrality
, 10–11, 41, 196–199, 201–209

Netflix
, 20, 37, 176

Netflix Open Connect
, 43

Next Generation EU (NGEU)
, 38

Ocado
, 137

Online gaming
, 25

Online grocery shopping
, 136–138

Online learning
, 3, 8, 36, 104, 108–109, 114–115, 163

Online retailers
, 137, 139

Online scams
, 223–225

Open Internet Order (OIO)
, 196

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
, 154–155

Over-the-top (OTT)
, 20, 37, 39, 175–176

Personal data
, 127–128, 130, 223

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
, 164

Personalised learning
, 104

Physical presence
, 78, 88–89, 91, 182, 256

Policy-makers
, 7, 10, 19, 35–41, 52, 56, 88, 97–99, 104, 199, 217, 254, 257

PolicyTracker
, 179

Post-COVID-19
, 7–8, 18, 27, 45, 129, 246, 248, 260

collective insights for post-COVID-19 future
, 45–52

new normal
, 246

Preparedness
, 249–250

Primark
, 146–147

Private sector responses
, 41–45

Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)
, 233

Public funding
, 111

Public institutions
, 103

Radio Regulations (RR)
, 173, 181

Radio Regulations Board (RRB)
, 173, 183

Radio Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R)
, 170, 181

Ransomware
, 217–220

Rapid prototyping
, 111

Recovery and Resilience Facility (RFF)
, 38

REG4COVID
, 173

Regulation
, 36, 154, 197, 208, 252

Remote work
, 72, 220–223

different impacts on different population groups
, 84–86

different impacts on different sectors
, 84

digital tools
, 78–81

growth of remote work during pandemic
, 81–83

by knowledge workers
, 73–74

likely course
, 86–97

modern digital services and telecommunications networks
, 79

observations and implications for public policy
, 97–98

shift to
, 74–78

trends
, 72–86

Remote/online education
, 108

Resilience
, 3, 10, 18, 27, 48, 51–52, 55–56, 179, 246, 251

Restoring Internet Freedom Order (RIFO)
, 196, 206

Retailing
, 136

developments
, 140–142

dismantling retail empires and closing stores
, 138–140

online grocery shopping
, 136–138

Sandvine
, 21–22, 26, 30, 43, 51, 67, 78

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
, 104

Short message service (SMS)
, 161

Skype
, 80

Slack
, 26

Smart city
, 122–123, 128, 130

Smart healthcare
, 128

Smart lighting systems
, 123

Smart logistics
, 128–129

Social media
, 6, 11, 25, 109, 196, 230–231, 234, 258

companies
, 230

platforms responses
, 235–238

Socioeconomic impact of COVID-19
, 135

Spectrum
, 10, 39, 169–170

international spectrum management
, 173–174, 181–183

management
, 171–173, 179–181

use
, 170–171, 174–178

Spotify
, 20

Squeezing of landlords
, 142–144

Strategic agility
, 111

Stringency Index
, 155

Structure of book
, 7–12

Suitability of jobs
, 90

Surveillance
, 127–128

Swine flu
, 104

Symantec
, 220

Telecom policy
, 203

Telecommunications networks
, 78

Telecommunications providers
, 160

Topshop
, 138

Trade unions
, 86

Trials
, 122

Truth in age of pandemics
, 238–239

TSDSI
, 174

Twitter
, 235–236

Uganda, state of telecommunications and COVID-19 in
, 156–160

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
, 158–159

UK retail
, 135

decline
, 144–145

squeezing of landlords
, 142–144

Upstream traffic
, 30, 78

Veteran’s Affairs (VA)
, 199

Video conferencing
, 3–4, 20, 25, 29, 43, 45, 248, 252

Video streaming
, 25–26, 29–30n12, 176

Virtual private networks (VPNs)
, 20, 220–221

Waitrose
, 138

Warehouses
, 137, 144

WebEx
, 25n6, 39

WhatsApp
, 80, 162

Wi-Fi
, 130, 169, 170–171, 173–175, 180–181, 183, 186, 201, 204–205

Wireless network
, 129–130

Women
, 85–86, 93–94, 154, 255

Work from home (WFH)
, 3, 5, 71, 76, 126, 135, 158–159, 163, 165, 175, 178, 201, 217, 220, 222–223, 225, 248, 250

Worker and employer attitudes towards remote work
, 91–92

World Health Organisation, (WHO)
, 229

World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC)
, 181

WRC-03
, 180

WRC-19
, 173

WRC-23
, 170, 178, 183

YouTube
, 20, 235–236

Zoom
, 3–4, 39, 43, 45, 78, 80, 111, 221–222