info: Volume 2 Issue 5
Table of contents
The e‐business imperative
Jim NortonOutlines the explosive growth of the commercial Internet and the meteoric rise in public attention give to e‐business, which is very important to the economy of the UK. Concludes…
Next generation mobile: 2.5G or 3G?
Peter CurwenOutlines the development of third‐generation (3G) mobile networks. Addresses the issues of licence methodology (allocation of licences). Concludes that WAP phones are likely to…
Portals: the new media companies
John B. Meisel, Timothy S. SullivanIdentifies differences between old and evolving new economy. Focuses on the emergence and growth of portals, defining the concept of portals and their place in the Internet…
The performance of Internet service provider (ISP) markets of Australia and New Zealand
David Boles de Boer, Christina Enright, Lewis EvansShows that ISP final prices are lower, Internet usage is higher, and the number of ISPs per head of population is lower in New Zealand relative to Australia. Goes on to argue that…
Scenarios for Europe’s media industry: employment trends and changing skills
K. Ducatel, J.‐C. Burgelman, M. BogdanowiczReports on a scenario exercise regarding the impact of digitisation on European media content industries, focusing on employment trends and changing skills. Concludes that the…
A new social dialogue for Europe’s media industries
Jan BierhoffStates there is a need for a new social dialogue among the various stakeholders with regard to Europe’s media sector undergoing substantial change, from analogue to digital.