Business ecosystem strategies of mobile network operators in the 3G era: The case of China Mobile

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-171

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Liang, Xiong Jian ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

3G; Business ecosystem; China Mobile; Keystone strategy; Mobile data service; Mobile network operator

Indexed keywords

3G; BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM; CHINA MOBILE; KEYSTONE STRATEGY; MOBILE DATA SERVICE; MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR;

ARCHES; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 78651427551     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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