3G Mobile: The Push to Wireless Data across Europe Journal Articles

abstract

• As governments and firms rush to third generation ‘3G’ mobile telecommunications, this article considers three key problems: the conflict over 3G standards, which pits European GSM equipment against a US group; the patchwork of 3G regulation across Europe; and the mechanism for awarding licences. The authors argue that the auction mechanism is far preferable for consumers to ‘beauty contests’ but that other countries still to award licences could improve on the UK design.

authors

• Sirel, Esen
• Waverman, Leonard

status

• published 

publication date

• June 2000

has subject area

• 1503 Business and Management (FoR)
• Business & Management (Science Metrix)

published in

• Business Strategy Review  Journal

keywords

• 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
• 3507 Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/1467-8616.00139

start page

• 67

end page

• 71

volume

• 11

issue

• 2