Impact of 3G and beyond technology development and pricing on mobile data service provisioning, usage and diffusion

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-282

  Harno, Jarmo ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

3G mobile services; Business models; Flat rate pricing; Techno economics; Telecommunication

Indexed keywords

3G MOBILE SERVICES; 3G TECHNOLOGY; BUSINESS MODELS; DATA SERVICES; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FLAT RATE; FLAT RATE PRICING; HIGH-SPEED; MOBILE DATA SERVICE; MOBILE OPERATORS; MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; OPEN ACCESS; PRICING MODELS; SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; THIRD GENERATION MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 76749162301     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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