Catching up? Differences in 2G mobile diffusion in industrialized and developing countries

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-311

  Koski, Heli ^a   Kretschmer, Tobias ^b  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Mobile telephony; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 34247351605     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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