Pieter Ballon

iMinds-SMIT, VUB

iMinds-SMIT, VUB

Pleinlaan 9

Brussels, Brabant 1050

Belgium

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Scholarly Papers (28)

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Mobile industry, Business models, Platforms, Political economy

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Test and Experimentation Platforms for Broadband Innovation: Examining European Practice

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
Pieter Ballon, Jo Pierson and Simon Delaere
iMinds-SMIT, VUB, IBBT-SMIT, VUB and IBBT-SMIT, VUB
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Test and Experimentation Platforms, Open innovation, Living Labs

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The Reconfiguration of Mobile Service Provision: Towards Platform Business Models

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
iMinds-SMIT, VUB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT, Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo and Telecom Italia - Telecom Italia - Rome
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Mobile service provision, Business models, Platforms

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The Platformisation of the European Mobile Industry

Communications & Strategies, No. 75, p. 15, 3rd quarter 2009
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Feb 2010
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Mobile Platforms, Business Models, Gatekeeping, Platform Typology

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Broadcasting in the Internet Age: Survival of the Fittest?

In Proceedings of the 12th World Media Economics and Management Conference (WMEMC) New York, USA, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Feb 2020
Katharina Hoelck and Pieter Ballon
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 536 (109,543)

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Platforms, two-sided markets, broadcasting, platform competition, Netflix, Apple, Google

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Business Modelling Revisited: The Configuration of Control and Value

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 478 (125,908)
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Business Modelling, Methodology, Mobile Services, Service Innovation

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Open Data as a Catalyst for the Smart City as a Local Innovation Platform

COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, no. 96, 4th quarter 2014, p. 15
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Jul 2015
Nils Walravens, Jonas Breuer and Pieter Ballon
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT, iMinds-Smit-VUB and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 459 (132,160)

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open data, smart cities, open innovation, platforms.

Competitive Dynamics in the ICT Sector: Strategic Decisions in Platform Ecosystems

Communication & Strategies, No. 99 (3rd quarter), 51-71
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2016
Katharina Hoelck and Pieter Ballon
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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platform, two-sided market, platform strategy, platform competition, Apple, Blackberry, Facebook

Competitive Dynamics in the ICT Sector: Strategic Decisions in Platform Ecosystems

COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, no. 99, 3rd quarter 2015, p.51
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Apr 2016
Katharina Hoelck and Pieter Ballon
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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platform, two-sided market, ICT, strategy, operability, exclusivity

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Cross-Platform Effects: Towards a Measure for Platform Integration Benefit

Paper presented at the 14th international Open and User Innovation Society Conference (OUI), Harvard, Boston, USA
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Aug 2016
Katharina Hoelck, Stefan Cremer and Pieter Ballon
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Cologne and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Platform, Two-Sided Market, Multi-Sided Market, Platform Strategy, Platform Competition, Network Effects

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Platform Types and Regulatory Concerns in European ICT Markets

TPRC 2010
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Jan 2012
Pieter Ballon and Eric Van Heesvelde
iMinds-SMIT, VUB and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Living Labs: Concepts, Tools and Cases

Info, Vol. 17, n° 4, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 30 Dec 2015
Pieter Ballon and Dimitri Schuurman
iMinds-SMIT, VUB and iMinds
Downloads 310 (205,014)
Citation 1

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Living Labs

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Old and New Issues in Media Economics

Ballon, P. (2014) “Old and New Issues in Media Economics”, in: Donders, K., Pauwels, C. & J. Loisen (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of European Media Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 70-­95, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 Apr 2014
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 296 (216,087)

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What Are the Pro- and Anti-Competitive Claims Driving the European Commission’s Platform Policies? A Case Study Based Analysis of the European Commission’s Take on Platform Cases

TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Jul 2019
Adelaida Afilipoaie, Karen Donders and Pieter Ballon
imec-SMIT-VUB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - Institute for European Studies and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 280 (228,170)
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Media and Telecommunication Platforms, Competition Law, Competitive Effects, Mergers, European Commission

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Crossing Boundaries: Strategies of OTT Technology Platforms in the Telecommunications Sector

Annual conference of the European Media Management Education Association (emma) "Media convergence and multi-platform strategies", Tallinn, Estonia
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2016
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 273 (234,056)
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Platform market, convergence, media ecosystem, platform network, platform competition, telecommunications sector, Apple, Google, BlackBerry, Nokia

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Competing Platform Models for Mobile Service Delivery: The Importance of Gatekeeper Roles

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Jan 2009
Pieter Ballon and Nils Walravens
iMinds-SMIT, VUB and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT
Downloads 233 (274,216)
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Platforms, Mobile services, Business Models, Gatekeeper Roles

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Towards a New Typology for Mobile Platforms: Validation Through Case Study Analysis

1st Europe, Middle East, North Africa Regional ITS Conference (20th European Regional ITS Conference), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, 26-28 October 2009
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 27 Jun 2012
Nils Walravens and Pieter Ballon
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Mobile Platforms, Business Models, Platform Typology

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Scenarios and Business Models for 4G in Europe

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Jan 2009
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Business models, 4G, Mobile telecommunications, Europe

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Ivre De Livres: Platform Strategies in the e-Book Market

In Proceedings of the 11th World Media Economics and Management Conference (WMEMC). (pp. 1044-1077). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: UERJ. ISBN: 978-85-88769-91-5
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2016
Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center - IMEC - SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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platform, two-sided market, platform competition, platform strategy, platform ecosystem, platform network, Amazon, Apple, e-book, publishing

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A Typology of Business Models for Mobile Service Platforms

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Jun 2012
Nils Walravens, Pieter Ballon and Simon Delaere
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT, iMinds-SMIT, VUB and IBBT-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 164 (378,671)

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Mobile Platforms, Platform Theory, Business Models, Typology

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Living Labs

Pieter Ballon, “Living Labs”, in: The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society, First Edition. Edited by Robin Mansell and Peng Hwa Ang. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Apr 2015
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Open Data and the Core Competences of Government: Lessons from Flanders, Belgium

TPRC47: The 47th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy 2019
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 18 Jul 2019
imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Ghent University - imec MICT, Ghent University, iMinds-SMIT, VUB and Ghent University - iMinds
Downloads 117 (496,297)
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open data, smart cities, e-government

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The City as a Platform: Exploring the Potential Roles of the City in Mobile Service Provision Through a Mobile Service Platform Typology

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 26 Jun 2012
Nils Walravens and Pieter Ballon
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Smart Cities, business models, platforms, platform typology, mobile services

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The Changing Face of Online News: Business Model Analysis of Four Belgian Cases in the Digital News Industry

Walravens, N. & P. Ballon (2010) 'The Changing Face of Online News: Business Model Analysis of Four Belgian Cases in the Digital News Industry', World Media Economics and Management Conference 2010 (WMEMC), Bogota, Colombia, June 2-6
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Jun 2012
Nils Walravens and Pieter Ballon
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, imec-SMIT and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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business models, digital news

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Classification of Business Scenarios for Spectrum Sensing

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 19 May 2010
Matthias Barrie, Simon Delaere and Pieter Ballon
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), IBBT-SMIT, VUB and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
Downloads 67 (702,583)

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spectrum sensing, classification, business scenarios, regulation

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Wireless City Networks: A Comparative Analysis of US-EU Initiatives on Goals, Motivations, Services and Their Relation to Network Structure

TPRC 2007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Jul 2012
Leo Van Audenhove, Pieter Ballon and Tomas Staelens
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) - IBBT-SMIT, iMinds-SMIT, VUB and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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A Central Gatekeeper for Flexible Spectrum Management: Is There a Fit Between Operator, Vendor and Regulator Views?

TPRC 2009
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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A Survey of the Future Internet Business Ecosystems

Proceedings Future Network and Mobile Summit 2011
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 25 Jan 2015
iMinds-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Alcatel-Lucent, IBBT-SMIT, VUB and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Future Internet, Business Modelling, Business Ecosystem, Techno-Economics, Future Networks

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Mobile Operators and Mobile Web Applications: The Evolution from SaaS to PaaS Models

20th International Telecommunications Society's European Regional Conference/1st ITS Europe – Middle East – North Africa (2009)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Jan 2015
Vânia Gonçalves and Pieter Ballon
iMinds-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and iMinds-SMIT, VUB
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Software-as–a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, Business Models, Mobile Operators, Mobile Platforms