info: Volume 2 Issue 5

The e‐business imperative

Jim Norton

Outlines 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 Curwen

Outlines 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. Sullivan

Identifies 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 Evans

Shows 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. Bogdanowicz

Reports 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 Bierhoff

States 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.