LEADER 04552nam 2200649 450 001 9910811999703321 005 20240229134957.0 010 $a1-282-34973-2 010 $a9786612349737 010 $a0-470-98775-8 010 $a0-470-98774-X 024 7 $a10.1002/9780470987759 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687343 035 $a(EBL)470098 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000290653 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234212 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290653 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10248061 035 $a(PQKB)10241850 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat08040082 035 $a(IDAMS)0b00006485f0e3d2 035 $a(IEEE)8040082 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL470098 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300510 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL234973 035 $a(OCoLC)232611434 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470098 035 $a(PPN)252749545 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687343 100 $a20171024d2008 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBusiness models for sustainable telecoms growth in developing economies /$fSanjay Kaul ... [et al.] 210 1$aChichester, England ;$cWiley,$dc2008. 210 2$a[Piscataqay, New Jersey] :$cIEEE Xplore,$d[2008] 215 $a1 online resource (399 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-51972-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aDedication. -- Foreword. -- Preface. -- Acknowledgements. -- Disclaimer. -- About the Authors. -- 1. The Impact of Communications on Developing Markets. -- 2. Mobile Telephony / A Great Success Story? Can Mobile Growth Be Sustained? -- 3. Communications for All / is it a Myth? -- 4. Customers' Needs for Telecoms Services and Applications. -- 5. Mobilising Wireless Communications for Mass Markets. -- 6. Defining Innovative Business Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth. -- 7. Straight from Top Executives / Trends and Approaches. -- 8. Internet in Rural Areas / Emerging Business Models and Opportunities in Developing Countries. -- 9. Making It Happen: Enabling Communication in Developing Economies. -- Index. 330 $aBusiness Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth in Developing Economic A little more than 3 billion people have access to basic mobile telephony, with 48% living close to or below the poverty line. These people, the so-called 'mass market', lack access to basic communications technology. An ongoing issue facing communications providers is how to facilitate and promote communications access to those who live in rural areas of developing economies. The authors utilize their considerable 'hands on' experience of working in successful telecommunications companies in order to address the challenges of creating, facilitating and maintaining sustainable telecommunications growth in developing nations. With this focus in mind the authors present a snapshot of these countries through real life case studies. Business Models for Sustainable Telecoms Growth in Developing Economic: