Handset-based measurement of mobile service demand and value

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Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 51-69

  Verkasalo, Hannu ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mobile communication systems; Telecommunication services; User studies

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; MARKET CONDITIONS; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; SERVICE PROVISION; VISUALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 43149119756     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636690810874395     Document Type: Article

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