This file was created by the TYPO3 extension bib --- Timezone: CEST Creation date: 2024-04-29 Creation time: 04-51-57 --- Number of references 1 article Jakobs_2023_4 IEEE Communications Magazine 2023 61 7 16-17 From the late 1970s onward, the global telecommunication industry has gone through several waves of regulatory and technological changes. Today, the very definition of telecommunication has changed. First, the traffic is no longer confined to voice and/or limited data services. Second, the boundary line between telecommunication and information sectors is increasingly blurred. Third, the parties that offer products and services for consumers, businesses and industrial users operate under different regulatory regimes, ranging from strict regulations to no regulations at all. Fourth, the merging of the physical and virtual worlds through immersive technologies opens new social, cultural and business dimensions. Finally, the post-covid environment has opened unprecedented avenues for virtual workplaces (E-work). 10.1109/MCOM.2023.10192269 EvaIbarrola KaiJakobs Mostafa HashemSherif DuncanSparrell