Forecasting 3G mobile subscription in China: A study based on stochastic frontier analysis and a Bass diffusion model

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 10-11, 2012, Pages 858-871

  Lim, Jinyang ^a   Nam, Changi ^a   Kim, Seongcheol ^b   Rhee, Hongjai ^c   Lee, Euehun ^a   Lee, Hongkyu ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3G mobile telecommunications; Bass diffusion model; China; Stochastic frontier analysis; Subscriber forecasting

Indexed keywords

3G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMMERCE; DIFFUSION; FORECASTING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

3G MOBILE; BASS DIFFUSION MODEL; CHINA; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS; POTENTIAL MARKETS; REGIONAL DISPARITIES; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84873406118     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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