Local 5G/6G network business in Europe: regulatory analysis and legitimacy considerations

Gisca, O., Matinmikko-Blue, M., Ahokangas, P., Yrjölä, S. and Gordon, J. (2023) Local 5G/6G network business in Europe: regulatory analysis and legitimacy considerations. In: Ahokangas, P. and Aaagaard, A. (eds.) The Changing World of Mobile Communications: 5G, 6G and the Future of Digital Services. Springer: Cham, pp. 185-220. ISBN 9783031331909 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-33191-6_8)

Abstract

Local 5G/6G mobile communication networks can be deployed by different stakeholders to serve a variety of user groups with different needs. The legal framework influencing local 5G/6G network deployments and operations, the EU Digital Legal Framework, has been recently developed and adopted by the EU, influencing network deployments, and impacting new stakeholders’ ability to become accepted and legitimate members of the mobile ecosystem. This chapter identifies and discusses relevant EU legal acts and presents the EU legal initiatives in the context of local mobile communication networks. It reviews previous research from the legitimacy challenge perspective and adds to a better understanding of how regulation currently delimits the emerging business models of the local 5G/6G networks. The chapter concludes by discussing the implications of the analysis for regulators and firms deploying local 5G/6G networks.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Additional Information: The authors would like to acknowledge LNETN-project from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 860364 and 6G Flagship program at the University of Oulu (Grant No. 318927).
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gordon, Professor Jillian
• Authors: Gisca, O., Matinmikko-Blue, M., Ahokangas, P., Yrjölä, S., and Gordon, J.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management
• Publisher: Springer
• ISBN: 9783031331909
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 The Author(s)
• First Published: First published in The Changing World of Mobile Communications: 5G, 6G and the Future of Digital Services 2024
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