info: Volume 3 Issue 3

Caribbean co‐operation: rise of the regional regulator

Donnie DeFreitas, Charles Kenny, Robert Schware

Looks at a reform, supported by a World Bank loan for technical assistance and equipment, by five member countries of the Organisation of East Caribbean States that are undergoing…

Levering open the local loop: shaping BT for broadband competition

Jonathan Sandbach

Argues the effectiveness of regulation can be enhanced once monopoly local loop facilities are separated from the remainder of the network and services. Asserts some companies…

Pillars of virtual enterprise: leveraging physical assets in the new economy

Charles Steinfield, Dirk de Wit, Thomas Adelaar, Arnout Bruins, Erwin Fielt, Markus Hoefsloot, Alko Smit, Harry Bouwman

Suggest hybrid e‐commerce strategies can take many forms – ranging from approaches with limited interaction between the physical and virtual entities – to where these two modes…

The economics of Internet TV: new riches vs. mass audiences

David Waterman

Investigates TV on the Internet, acknowledging it cannot rewrite the economic rulebook, stating it will be under great pressure to syndicate entertainment to and from other media…

Return of the tigers: Asian Pacific innovation in mobile communications

Xu Yan

Aims to provide a comprehensive review of the impressive development of mobile communications in the Asia‐Pacific region, and identify the key factors behind their fast growth…