Empirical analysis of factors promoting the Japanese 3G mobile phone

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-186

  Akematsu, Yuji ^a   Shinohara, Sobee ^b,c   Tsuji, Masatsugu ^b,d  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^c KDDI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3G mobile; Dynamic panel data analysis; Network effects; Network externalities

Indexed keywords

3G MOBILE; 3G NETWORKS; CONTROL NETWORK; DYNAMIC PANEL DATA ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC PANELS; E-PAYMENTS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOGENEITY; FLAT RATE; MOBILE MARKETS; MUSIC DOWNLOADS; NETWORK EFFECTS; NETWORK EXTERNALITIES; PANEL DATA; ROAMING SERVICES; VALUE ADDED SERVICE;

MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857045800     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2011.11.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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