Telecommunications in Germany - Pfeiffer, Günter

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Résumé :
This book gives an overview of the telecommunications markets and the regulatory environment in Germany. It also contains four case studies showing how firms in Germany use telecommunications for their corporate strategy. It is based on work done for an international study....

Sommaire:
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Background of the Book.- 1.2 A Few Remarks on Methodology.- 2 The Institutional Framework.- 2.1 The German PTT.- 2.1.1 The PTT up to the 1989 Reform.- 2.1.2 The PTT After Its Restructuring.- 2.2 The Amount of Regulation in the Various Submarkets of Telecommunications.- 2.2.1 The Submarkets up to the 1989 Reform.- 2.2.2 The Various Submarkets After Deregulation.- Appendix: Tariff Harmonization.- 3 The Debate on Telecommunications Policy Since the Middle of the Seventies.- 3.1 The Policy Debate Leading up to the Report of the Government Commission for Telecommunications.- 3.2 The Academic Discussion Before the Establishment of the Government Commission.- 3.3 The Report of the Government Commission for Telecommunications (WITTE-Commission).- 3.4 The Concept of the Federal Government for Restructuring the Telecommunications Market and the DBP and the Final Bill.- 3.5 Some European Aspects.- 4 The Telecommunications Industry in Germany.- 4.1 Macroeconomic Aspects.- 4.2 Networks.- 4.2.1 Public Networks.- 4.2.2 Private Networks.- 4.3 Services.- 4.3.1 Public Services.- 4.3.2 Private Services.- 4.4 Hardware.- 4.4.1 Network Equipment.- 4.4.2 Terminal Equipment.- 4.4.3 Information Processing System Production.- 4.5 Software.- 4.6 Example: Cellular Radio.- 4.6.1 Mobile Radio Networks and Services.- 4.6.2 Mobile Radio Telephony.- 4.6.3 Cellular Radio Features and Applications.- 4.6.4 Analogue Cellular Radio in Germany.- 4.6.5 Digital Cellular Radio in Germany: Regulatory Framework and the Current Actors in the Market.- 4.7 Conclusions.- 5 Case Studies.- 5.1 Commerzbank AG.- 5.1.1 Introduction.- 5.1.2 Information and Communications Networks.- 5.1.3 Using Information and Communications Technology to Create Competitive Advantage.- 5.1.4 Further Developments.- 5.2 Daimler-Benz AG.- 5.2.1 Introduction: The Daimler-Benz Group.- 5.2.2 The Corporate Data Communications Network (DDVS).- 5.2.3 The Use of Telematics: A Source of Competitive Advantage.- 5.3 Nino AG.- 5.3.1 Introduction: NINO's Activities.- 5.3.2 NINO's Competitive Strategy.- 5.3.3 NINO's Information and Communications Networks.- 5.3.4 Using Telematics to Create Competitive Advantage.- 5.4 Nixdorf Computer AG.- 5.4.1 Nixdorf's Competitive Strategy: Determined by Products, Markets, and Organisation.- 5.4.2 Nixdorf's Network Strategy: Using Information and Communications Technologies to Create Competitive Advantage.- 6 Conclusions and Perspectives.- 6.1 The Corporate Use of Private Networks in Germany.- 6.2 How Do Firms Use Telematics? Organisation of the Next Two Sections.- 6.3 How Do Firms Use Telematics? The Value Chain.- 6.4 How Do Firms Use Telematics? Transforming the Product.- 6.5 The Widening of Markets.- 6.6 Conclusions.