This paper investigates the main trends and uncertainties that will define fourth generation
mobile systems and services (4G) in Europe. It outlines two divergent visions on 4G: the so …

Purpose–To analyse the evolution of the Swedish telecommunications sector (1970‐2003),
with a focus on barriers and drivers of innovative activity. Design/methodology/approach …

The main objective of this paper has been to analyze the financial implications of emerging
and future technologies in the context of 4G. With a European 4G operator based in the 3G …

This paper argues that mobile data communications is a fairly typical case of a general
purpose technology (GPT), since it (1) is used in a wide range of applications,(2) exhibits …

The multi-radio access architecture within the ambient network concept opens up
opportunities for new business roles within the mobile and wireless domain. The new …

After the success related to the GSM standard, the Finnish telecom sector has come to the
crossroads and now phases various possible paths to follow and challenges to master. At …

The aim of the paper is to examine the issue of business modeling in relation to personal
networks, PNs. The paper builds on research performed on business models in the EU 1ST …

This paper presents initial findings on how Ambient Networks technology will enable new
ways to establish and manage access and service provisioning from a business perspective …

This paper examines Europe‐wide research initiatives co‐ordinated on a European Union
level through the successive EU Research Framework Programmes (FP), particularly …

This paper explores the question of how and why actors innovate in terms of identifying,
acting upon and realizing new combinations of resources and identified market needs …