The evolution of China's mobile telecommunications industry: Past, present and future

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-126

  Yu, Jiang ^a,b   Tan, Kim Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Evolution; Mobile telecommunications

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

CHINA; EVOLUTION; MARKET COMPETITION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 14544302257     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2005.005898     Document Type: Article

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