info: Volume 9 Issue 1
Table of contents
Radio frequency identification: ubiquity for humanity
Lara SrivastavaThis paper aims to discuss the burgeoning area of radio‐frequency identification (RFID), which uses radio waves to automatically identify and track individual items.
Universal service in an IP‐enabled NGN environment
Patrick Xavier, Dimitri YpsilantiThe purpose of this paper is to identify concerns developing in regard to current approaches used to define, deliver and fund universal service obligations (USOs) for…
Restructuring of the TMT sector gathers pace during 2005/06
Peter CurwenThis article is the seventh in a series that aims to analyse the constantly changing structure of the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector. It seeks to covers the…
The emergence of the internet to deliver video programming: economic and regulatory issues
John MeiselThe purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the internet as an emerging video distribution platform and to analyze the corresponding emerging economic and legal issues.
Socio‐technical analysis of IPTV: a case study of Korean IPTV
Dong H. ShinThis paper seeks to investigate the prospects for internet protocol TV (IPTV) from the social, economic and regulatory perspective to gain a better understanding of how IPTV will…
A handset‐based platform for measuring mobile service usage
Hannu Verkasalo, Heikki HämmäinenThe purpose of the article is to demonstrate the viablity of a handset‐based research platform in measuring mobile service and application usage through various descriptive…