Essentiality testing of telecommunications patents

In this study, we investigated the technical and institutional feasibility of a system that ensures better essentiality scrutiny for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). We first studied the state of the art on essentiality assessment in literature, court cases involving larger scale essentiality assessments, essentiality assessment in patent pools, and the …

Possibilities for the Dutch 450 MHz PAMR spectrum in relation to continuity of smart meters

In 2020 Dialogic finished a study on how the operation of smart electricity meters can be guaranteed after November 17, 2024. On that date, the current permit for the use of the Dutch 450-470 MHz PAMR band (Public Access Mobile Radio) will expire. This spectrum is used to provide the …

Darker fiber: the hidden, semi public fiber networks in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands various fiber infrastructures have been deployed over time for various (semi) public applications – many of which are only used by a single organisation. Some of these networks have large amounts of extra capacity. For the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dialogic conducted a study on these …

Are the Dutch insufficiently prepared for cyber attacks?

Dutch public and private organisations are not sufficiently protected against cyber threats. This is the conclusion of a study performed by the Rathenau Institute and Dialogic. The Netherlands is one of the most ICT-intensive economies in the world, and an attractive target for cyber criminals. The largest threat consists of foreign intelligence agencies …

State of the Dutch Ether in 2016: up to 3 Gbit/s wireless capacity per square kilometre

On June 15, the Dutch Radiocommunications Agency has published their annual ‘State of the Ether’ report for 2015. The report provides an overview of the Dutch wireless spectrum usage and trends. Especially interesting is this page, which provides insight in the total capacity of Dutch mobile networks. These pictures are …

What will be the demand for internet speed in 2022?

Together with Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Dialogic performed a study on how residential upload and download speed demand will have developed by 2022 (I was the project lead for this study). The research focuses on consumers in the Netherlands and other West European countries with highly developed broadband markets. Thestudy …