The Economics of Mobile Telecommunications

AvHarald Gruber

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

The mobile telecommunications industry is one of the most rapidly growing sectors around the world. This book offers a comprehensive economic analysis of the main determinants of growth in the industry. Harald Gruber demonstrates the importance of competitive entry and the setting of technological standards, both of which play a central role in their contribution to the fast diffusion of technology. Detailed country studies provide empirical evidence for the development of the main themes: the diffusion of mobile telecommunications services, the pricing policies in network industries, the role of entry barriers such as radio spectrum and spectrum allocation procedures. This research-based survey will appeal to a wide range of applied industrial economists within universities, government and the industry itself.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-01-21
Mått:151 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521054652

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Media och underhållning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Harald Gruber is Deputy Economic Advisor at the European Investment Bank, Luxembourg where he is responsible for project appraisal and sector studies in the information and telecommunications sectors. He has published extensively in refereed economics and industrial organisation journals and is author of Learning and Strategic Product Innovation: Theory and Evidence for the Semiconductor Industry (1994).

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'This book is a valuable contribution to increasing the understanding of the development of mobile communications. It will be a useful reference for policy makers, industry players, academics and anyone interested in the economic underpinnings of the pervasive mobile phenomenon.' Sam Paltridge, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD

Innehållsförteckning

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Stylised features of the mobile telecommunications industry; 3. The evolution of national markets for cellular mobile telecommunications services; 4. The determinants of the diffusion of cellular mobile telecommunications services; 5. Market conduct and pricing issues in mobile markets; 6. Issues in radio spectrum management; 7. The evolution of market structure in mobile telecommunications markets; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.