ICT Researcher and Consultant
Assistant professor and researcher in the field of data economics at the ICT Group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and Regulatory & Strategy Consultant. Previous experience as Researcher at IMDEA Networks, as Principal at Axon Consulting, as Senior Manager at Deloitte, as Project Manager at Telefónica I+D.
Led +110 consulting projects on regulation & public policy, strategy, and operations. Clients have been telcos, regulatory authorities and governments in +25 countries in EMEA and Latin America. Received:
- A PhD in Telematics Engineering by Univ. Carlos III de Madrid (2023)
- A Master of Arts in Economics by Univ. Nacional de Educación a Distancia (2012)
- A MSc in Telecom Engineering from Univ. Politécnica de Madrid (2001)
Published relevant papers related to the data economy in top venues like IEEE ICDE, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Internet Computing, ACM SIGMOD Record, and ACM SIGSPATIAL.
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Policy Paper on 6G Sustainability
I am truly excited to announce that our paper «A Framework to Incentivise Green Networks and Infrastructure in the 6G Mobile Ecosystem» was accepted for publication in Telecommunications Policy, a prestigious (Q1) multidisciplinary international journal in the field of policy,…
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New Paper on EU Regulations of Data Intermediaries
Our paper, «Neutrality and Competitiveness of Data Intermediaries under the DGA: Reality Strikes Back» was finally published in the prestigious journal Computer Law and Security Review (SJR Q1). In the paper, we analyse the interplay between recent European regulations (particularly…
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Talk@Plamadiso
Excited to be giving a PLAMADISO (Platforms, Markets, and the Digital Society) online talk next Thursday 16 April at 2 pm CET. I’ll be presenting our paper Neutrality and Competitiveness of Data Intermediaries under the DGA: Reality Strikes Back together…
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Talk@Gaia-X Spain
Data is everywhere in today’s economy — but for many organizations, its real business value remains frustratingly unclear. This question lies at the core of the upcoming Gaia-X Spain webinar, “¡Activa tus datos! Mercado, valor y cómo empezar”, which will…
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GREAT Talk@ETSIT
Last Friday (March 6th), I had the pleasure to give a talk at Genuine Research Events @ Teleco at the ETS de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación of Univ. Politécnica de Madrid. In my talk, I shared my perspective on the data…
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Fantastic Evaluations for Intro to ICT
I am reviewing the results for the survey on the Intro to ICT course I teach at UPM. Many many thanks to the 39 students (out of the 100 enrolled in my classes) that took the time to answer the…
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Workshop @CiTiP
Very happy to have participated in a fantastic Workshop on data markets organised by the Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) @KU Leuven in the context of Project Upcast on 8-9 December 2025. Thanks very much for the invitation!…
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A First Look into Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell
NEW PAPER!! We are excited to present the first measurement study of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service, a joint effort by UPM’s ICT Group and WePlan Analytics. The study offers an initial look at Starlink’s 4G RAN connecting directly to everyday smartphones.…
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ITU Report on the Value of Data
Very happy to see our contribution to the ITU report “Economic Aspects of National Telecommunications/ICTs” finally published. Huge thanks to Axon Partners Group and Jorge Martínez Morando for inviting me to collaborate on this work, to Emanuele Giovannetti who undertook…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 