An estimation of the pattern of diffusion of mobile phones: The case of Colombia

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 611-620

  Gamboa, Luis Fernando ^a   Otero, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Gompertz curve; Logistic curve; Mobile telecommunications; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

COLOMBIA; GOMPERTZ CURVE; LOGISTIC CURVE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; STATISTICAL TESTS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 70350575250     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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