Characteristics and mobile Internet use intensity of consumers with different types of advanced handsets: An exploratory empirical study of iPhone, Android and other web-enabled mobile users in Germany

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 357-371

  Gerpott, Torsten J ^a   Thomas, Sandra ^b   Weichert, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b BearingPoint GmbH   (Germany)

^c Vodafone D2 GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced mobile handset types; Android; Apple; Consumer characteristics; Mobile Internet; Mobile phone operating system; Tariff type; Use intensity

Indexed keywords

ANDROID (OPERATING SYSTEM); CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SMARTPHONES; TELEPHONE SETS; WEB CRAWLER;

ANDROID; APPLE; CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS; MOBILE HANDSETS; MOBILE INTERNET; TARIFF TYPE; USE INTENSITY;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84885181847     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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