Current research on pervasive computing is opening the way for convergence between mobile telecommunications and the Future Internet. This chapter introduces a novel approach to this convergence in the form of the self-improving Personal Smart Spaces (PSSs). PSSs aim to couple the facilities offered by next generation mobile communications with the features provided by the static smart spaces t...

Considering context information, namely location, in order to create new services has become a commercial trend. The innovative approaches that context-aware mechanisms make possible are being targeted by service providers of diverse areas. On the other hand, Service Oriented Architectures play a central role in allowing component reuse and low cost service creation. Together with IP Multimedia...

JochenWulf, Rüdiger Zarnekow Cross-Sector Competition in Telecommunications An Empirical Analysis of Diversification Activities Cross-sector competition in the information and communications technology sectors (ICT sectors) constitutes a key strategic challenge for telecommunications companies. Due to increasing convergence, value creation is resulting in a greater degree of interaction. The di...

Purpose: Telecommunications comprises a vital component of information infrastructures and services, with an historically strong public interest dimension. For the best part of 30 years, the telecommunications sector in Europe has been the subject of a radical reorganisation in structural and operational terms along the lines of neo-liberalism. This article analyses the significance of the neo-...