| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 323 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
A new and fast-growing industry -- Business strategies for firms -- Radio spectrum availability as a key determinant for market structure -- Stylised features of the mobile telecommunications industry -- Some technology history -- Characteristics of alternative cellular systems -- Subscriber trends -- Evolution of mobile telecommunications revenues -- Trends in cost -- Regulation -- The evolution of national markets for cellular mobile telecommunications services -- The analytical framework -- Empirical evidence for the policy matrix -- Country studies -- The determinants of the diffusion of cellular mobile telecommunications services -- Preliminary considerations on diffusion and market structure -- The econometric model -- Empirical results -- Market conduct and pricing issues in mobile markets -- Theoretical considerations on market conduct -- Product differentiation strategies in mobile telecommunications -- Empirical research on market behaviour -- Theoretical foundations for pricing in mobile telecommunications -- Welfare analysis of charging regimes -- Mobile telecommunications pricing, by type of service -- Price trends in mobile telecommunications -- Issues in radio spectrum management -- International spectrum allocation -- National spectrum assignment -- Spectrum assignment in practice -- 3G auctions in Europe -- Discussion of the experience of European 3G auctions -- Administrative procedures for European 3G spectrum licences -- The evolution of market structure in mobile telecommunications markets -- The theoretical framework -- The profitability of the mobile telecommunications sector in Europe -- The design of market structure for 3G markets in Europe -- The aftermath of 3G licensing |
| Summary |
Offers a comprehensive economic analysis of the main determinants of growth in the mobile telecommunications industry. Detailed country studies provide empirical evidence for the development of the main themes. This research-based survey will appeal to a wide range of applied industrial economists within universities, government and the industry itself |
| Analysis |
Telecommunications & postal services |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Cell phone services industry.
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Mobile communication systems -- Economic aspects
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Wireless communication systems -- Economic aspects
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mobile & Wireless Communications.
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Cell phone services industry
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Wireless communication systems -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511493256 |
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0511493258 |
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0521843278 |
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9780521843270 |
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0511115644 |
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9780511115646 |
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0511115091 |
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9780511115097 |
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0511113994 |
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9780511113994 |
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0511122098 |
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9780511122095 |
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1280154462 |
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9781280154461 |
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9780521054652 |
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0521054656 |
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1107140617 |
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9781107140615 |
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0511331320 |
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9780511331329 |
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0511198124 |
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9780511198120 |
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