The evolution of mobile communications in Europe: The transition from the second to the third generation

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 436-449

  Fuentelsaz, Lucio ^a   Maícas, Juan Pablo ^a   Polo, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

2G; 3G; European mobile communications; Market structure; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DIFFUSION; EUROPIUM; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; PAPER; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; STANDARDS;

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; ELSEVIER (CO); EUROPEAN; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; EUROPEAN UNION (EU); EVOLUTION (CO); MARKET STRUCTURES; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RAPID DIFFUSION; THIRD GENERATION (3G); TRANSITION (JEL CLASSIFICATIONS:E52 ,E41 ,E31);

PAPER COATING;

EID: 49949152356     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Arthur W.B. Competing technologies, increasing returns, and lock-in by historical events. The Economic Journal 99 394 (1989) 116-131
2. Arthur W.B. Increasing returns and the new world of business. Harvard Business Review 74 4 (1996) 100-108
3. Binmore, K., & Klemperer, P. (2002, March). The biggest auction ever: The sale of the British 3G telecommunication licences. The Economic Journal, 112, 74-96.
4. Credit Suisse (2006). European mobile Q4 2005.
5. Doganoglu T., and Grzybowski L. Estimating network effects in the mobile telecommunications industry in Germany. Information Economics and Policy 19 1 (2007) 65-79
6. Dupuis P. Evolving the services and system features to generation 2.5 by the GSM phase 2+ program. In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 73-79
7. El País (2003a). Las operadoras de móviles podrán vender los derechos de sus licencias de UMTS. 3 de enero de 2003.
8. El País (2003b). Bruselas autoriza el uso compartido de la red UMTS en el Reino Unido. 1 de mayo de 2003.
9. El País (2003c). La UE autoriza el uso compartido de la red UMTS en Alemania. 17 de julio de 2003.
10. EMC (2006). EMC world cellular database.
11. European Commission (2002). Comparative assessment of the licensing regimes for 3G mobile communications in the European union and their impact on the mobile communications sector. Directorate-General Information Society.
12. Gandal N. Compatibility, standardization and network effects: Some policy implications. Oxford Review of Economic Policy 18 1 (2002) 80-91
13. Gandal N., Salant D., and Waverman L. Standards in wireless telephone networks. Telecommunications Policy 27 5-6 (2003) 325-332
14. Gruber H. An investment view of mobile telecommunications in the European Union. Telecommunications Policy 23 7/8 (1999) 521-538
15. Gruber H. The economics of mobile telecommunications (2005), Cambridge University Press
16. Gruber H., and Valletti T. Mobile telecommunications and regulatory frameworks. In: Madden G. (Ed). Emerging telecommunications networks, the international handbook of telecommunications economics (2003), Edward Elgar 151-179
17. Gruber H., and Verboven F. The diffusion of mobile telecommunications services in the European Union. European Economic Review 45 3 (2001) 577-588
18. Gruber H., and Verboven F. The evolution of markets under entry standards and regulation. The case of global mobile telecommunications. International Journal of Industrial Organization 19 7 (2001) 1189-1212
19. Grzybowski L. Estimating switching costs in mobile telephony in the UK,?. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 8 2 (2008) 113-132
20. GWM. Global wireless matrix (2007), Merrill Lynch
21. Hamil L., and Lasen A. Mobile world: Past, present and future (2005), Springer
22. Haug T. The market fragmentation in Europe and the CEPT initiatives in 1982. In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 11-14
23. Haug T. The GSM standardization work 1982-1987. In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 15-22
24. Haug T. The detailed specifications work leading to the GSM phase 1 standard used for the opening of service (1987-1991). In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 57-60
25. Hillebrand F. GSM and UMTS milestones. In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 5-6
26. 〈http://www.coleago.com〉.
27. 〈http://www.gsmworld.com〉.
28. 〈http://www.umts-forum.org〉.
29. Katz M., and Shapiro C. Networks externalities, competition, and compatibility. The American Economic Review 75 3 (1985) 424-440
30. Kim H., and Kwon N. The advantage of network size in acquiring new subscribers: A conditional logit analysis of the Korean mobile telephony market. Information Economics and Policy 15 1 (2003) 17-33
31. Klemperer P. Markets with consumer switching costs. Quarterly Journal of Economics 102 2 (1987) 375-394
32. Klemperer, P. (2000, October 5, Thursday). Spectrum on the block. The Asian Wall Street Journal, 8.
33. Klemperer P. How (Not) to run auctions: The European 3G telecom auctions. European Economic Review 46 4/5 (2002) 829-845
34. Klemperer, P., 2002b. The wrong culprit for telecom trouble. Financial Times, 26 de noviembre, p. 21.
35. Klemperer P. What really matters in auction design. Journal of Economic Perspectives 16 1 (2002) 169-189
36. Lee J., Kim Y., Lee J.D., and Park Y. Estimating the extent of potential competition in the Korean mobile telecommunications market: Switching costs and number portability. International Journal of Industrial Organization 24 (2006) 107-124
37. Lieberman M.B., and Montgomery D.B. First-mover advantages. Strategic Management Journal 9 (1988) 41-58
38. Liebowitz S. Re-thinking the network economy (2002), Amacom
39. Martin, D. (2000). Evolución de la telefonía móvil: diferencias entre Europa y América. AHCIET Inalámbricos 2000.
40. Prat, A., & Valletti, T. (2000). Spectrum auctions versus beauty contest: Costs and benefits. Prepared for the OECD working party on telecommunications and information services policies.
41. Shapiro C., and Varian H.R. Information rules: A strategic guide to the network economy (1998), Boston, MA, Harvard Business School Press
42. Shi M., Chiang J., and Rhee B.D. Price competition with reduced consumer switching costs: The case of "wireless number portability" in the cellular phone industry. Management Science 52 1 (2006) 27-38
43. Temple S. The GSM memorandum of understanding-the engine that pushed GSM to the market. In: Hillebrand F. (Ed). GSM and UMTS: The creation of global mobile communication (2002), Wiley 36-52
44. Valletti T.M., and Cave M. Competition in UK mobile communications. Telecommunications Policy 22 2 (1998) 109-131
45. Whalley J., and Curwen P. Licence acquisition strategy in the European mobile communications industry. Info 5 6 (2003) 45-57
46. Whalley J., and Curwen P. Consolidation vs fragmentation: The case of the European mobile communications market. European Business Review 17 1 (2005) 21-35
47. Wolf, M., 2000. Efficient, equitable and highly lucrative. Financial Times, Monday June 26, p. 23.
48. zu Knyphausen-Aufseß D., Krys C., and Schweizer L. Attacker's advantage in a homogeneous market: The case of GSM. The International Journal on Media Management 4 IV (2002) 212-224