Valuing Hosted VoIP services in the enterprise market: Case application using real options

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 250-271

  Athwal, Bal ^a   Harmantzis, Fotios C ^b   Tanguturi, Venkata Praveen ^b  

^a Level 3 Communications   (United States)

^b STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centric systems; Hosted VoIP; Investment analysis; IP PBX; PBX; Real options; TDM PBX; Valuations; VoIP

Indexed keywords

INTERNET PROTOCOLS; INTERNET TELEPHONY; INVESTMENTS; PRIVATE TELEPHONE EXCHANGES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HOSTED VOIP; INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; REAL OPTIONS; VALUATIONS; VOIP;

VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 72049123748     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2010.029420     Document Type: Article

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