Dirk Burghardt
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  • Publication
    Multihoming, Content Delivery Networks, and the Market for Internet Connectivity
    (Elsevier Science, 2011-07-01)
    Hau, Thorsten
    ;
    Burghardt, Dirk
    ;
    Brenner, Walter
    Peering points between different Internet service providers (ISPs) are among the bottlenecks of the Internet. Multihoming (MH) and content delivery networks (CDNs) are two technical solutions to bypass peering points and to improve the quality of data delivery. So far, however, there is no research that analyzes the economic effects of MH and CDNs on the market for Internet connectivity. This paper develops a static market model with locked-in end users and paid content. It shows that MH and CDNs create the possibility for terminating ISPs to engage in monopolistic pricing towards content providers, leading to a shift of rents from end users and content providers to ISPs. Implications for future innovations are discussed
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Telecommunications Policy
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 6
    DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.04.002
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/93868
    Scopus© Citations 13