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Ambient networking and related business concepts as support for regulatory initiatives and competition

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It is envisaged that future internetworking technologies would continue to further the openness of interfaces and open up new business opportunities for new business players. An increased cooperation between different types of providers will result in improved service availability for end-users and in a potentially larger market for operators. This paper investigates in what way regulatory support is needed to support new business models and value chains. It also discusses whether the deployment of ambient networking concepts is supported by current regulation and if features of Ambient Networks can be identified among emerging networking and business concepts. Our view is that Ambient Networks concepts like network composition, dynamic roaming and new interfaces will enable the de-coupling of business roles of the traditionally vertically integrated value chain. This will enable increased cooperation both between operators as well as between operators and end-users. Other benefits of this kind of cooperation are that the risk associated with investments in own networks can be reduced and that barriers for new market entrants are lowered, hence this will support an increased competition.

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  1. Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Jan Markendahl

  2. Ericsson Research, Stockholm, Sweden

    Martin Johnsson

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EU disclaimer: This paper describes work undertaken in the context of the Ambient Networks project that is part of the EU’s IST program. In total 41 organizations from Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan are involved in this Integrated Project, which will run from 2004–2007. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the Ambient Networks Project. For the avoidance of all doubts, the European Commission has no liability in respect of this document, which is merely representing the authors view.

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Markendahl, J., Johnsson, M. Ambient networking and related business concepts as support for regulatory initiatives and competition. Netnomics 8, 105–121 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11066-008-9011-4

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