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When standards become business models: reinterpreting “failure” in the standardization paradigm
Tập 9 Số 5 - Trang 20-30 - 2007
PurposeThis paper aims to explore the question: “What is the relationship
between standards and business models?” and illustrate the conceptual linkage
with reference to developments in the mobile communications
industry.Design/methodology/approachA succinct overview of literature on
standardization, business models and platform markets in the paper leads to a
hypothesis on the relationship betwee...
Metanationality and telecommunications incumbency
Tập 10 Số 4 - Trang 61-71 - 2008
PurposeThis paper sets out to recognise the complexity of the
internationalisation process of telecommunications operators via an examination
of the metanational forces influencing strategy of European incumbents. Thus as
part of a broad strategy of strategic defence incumbents may seek to tap into
metanational forces.Design/methodology/approachThe utilisation of metanational
forces for the purpos...
Can European media empires survive? The rise and fall of the House of Kirch
- 2002
Although bankruptcies in the TMT sector are flowing thick and fast, the collapse
of the media empire built up by Leo Kirch over a 42‐year period is arguably the
most dramatic. Protected by its links with German business and financial
institutions as well as politicians, the KirchGruppe appeared to be impervious
to the periodic downturns in business conditions. However, not only did the
“German” wa...
User protection in cyberspace: some recommendations
Tập 1 Số 6 - Trang 521-537 - 1999
Makes recommendations for protecting users in cyberspace, which relate to
commercial communications, relationships between the service provider and
consumers, and data protection. Concludes that initiatives involving trust and
confidence are a means of developing confidence in electronic commerce.
Be here now
- 2005
PurposeOne of the reasons for confusion over the exact nature of the
“Information Society” is that it is a moving target. The paper aims to elaborate
a view of information society as involving the transformation of the social
world through the use of new information technologies. This has evolved through
a number of quite distinctive stages, over just a few decades. Understanding
this is important...
Next generation mobile telecommunications networks: challenges to the Nordic ICT industries
- 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the papers in the special issue
on “Next generation mobile telecommunications networks challenges to the Nordic
ICT industries”.Design/methodology/approachThis introductory paper summarises
the key points of each paper.FindingsThe competitive environment of the Nordic
ICT industries has changed and is far more complex now compared to the previous
si...
Investment dimensions in a universal service perspective: next generation networks, alternative funding mechanisms and public‐private partnerships
- 2008
PurposeThis paper seeks to examine the investment dimensions of next generation
networks from a universal service perspective in a European context. The
question is how new network infrastructures for providing access for everyone to
communication, information and entertainment services in the present and future
information society will be funded.Design/methodology/approachThe paper starts
by look...
Fixed‐mobile convergence
- 2006
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of fixed‐mobile
convergence (FMC) with a view to assessing when, and in what form, it is likely
to make an appearance.Design/methodology/approachVarious aspects of FMC are
investigated including strategic aspects, the technology and the progress of
trials. The overall concept is then subjected to analysis and conclusions are
drawn.Findings...