Technology trajectories in mobile telecommunications: analysis of structure and speed of development

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-246

  Helo, P T ^a  

^a Wapice Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

system dynamics; Technology trajectories; telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961561179     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: 17415217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2003.003491     Document Type: Article

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