Assessing the 6G readiness across the European Union: A multi-criteria decision-making approach under incomplete information
• A novel index assesses national 6G readiness across all EU-27 member states. • Uses an extended VIKOR method to address incomplete expert weight information. • Denmark and Estonia emerge as the most robust leaders across all decision strategies. • Structural delays in major economies like Germany and Belgium are identified. • The framework serves as a support instrument for targeting digital investments.
Authors
- Georgios P. Trachanas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2978-8252)
- Dimitris Katsianis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-4029)
- Dimitris Kokkinis
- Dimitris Varoutas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9101-6221)
- Nikos Ioannou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-4717)
Institutions
- National Technical University of Athens (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Telecommunications Policy
- Published
- 2026-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103250
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Technological Innovation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00