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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813764403321

Titolo

Next generation mobile telecommunications networks : challenges to the Nordic ICT industries / / guest editors: Christopher Palmberg and Erik Bohlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-280-70569-8

9786610705696

1-84663-067-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Collana

info, the journal of policy, regulation and strategy for telecommunications, information and media ; ; 8, no. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

BohlinErik

PalmbergChristopher

Disciplina

004.16

Soggetti

Mobile computing

Telecommunication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of contents; Introduction; 3G Standards: the battle between WCDMA and CDMA2000; Complementarities creating substitutes – possible paths towards 3G, WLAN/WiMAX and ad hoc networks; Standards dynamics and industrial organization in the mobile telecom sector; Innovation system dynamics in the Swedish telecom sector; Diversification in response to ICT convergence – indigenous capabilities versus R&D alliances of the Finnish telecom industry; The Danish ICT sector in an international perspective: a mismatch between demand and supply;

Sommario/riassunto

In international comparisons the Nordic countries tend to stand out as major producers and users of information and communication technology (ICT), especially in the field of mobile telecommunications. There is a common understanding the Nordic countries were particularly well-placed to enter the booming telecommunications industry of the 1980's due to a combination of advanced demand, institutional and societal set-ups that characterize these countries. But this e-book suggests that the technological and business setting of the



Nordic mobile communications is undergoing fundamental changes wit