RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS – A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHE

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS – A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH Edited by Juan P. Maícas Recent Developments in Mobile Communications – A Multidisciplinary Approach Edited by Juan P. Maícas Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. As for readers, this license allows users to download, copy and build upon published chapters even for commercial purposes, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Gorana Scerbe Technical Editor Teodora Smiljanic Cover Designer InTech Design Team Image Copyright SoulCurry, 2011. Used under license from Shutterstock.com First published December, 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechweb.org Recent Developments in Mobile Communications – A Multidisciplinary Approach, Edited by Juan P. Maícas p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-910-3 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com Contents Preface IX Part 1 Economic Oriented 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Privatization, Reforms and Firm’s Performance in Mobile Telecommunication Industry 3 Chiraz Karamti and Aida Kammoun A Consumer Perspective on Mobile Market Evolution 33 Laura Castaldi, Felice Addeo, M. Rita Massaro and Clelia Mazzoni Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 The Role of WAC in the Mobile Apps Ecosystem 61 Zeiss Joachim, Davies Marcin and Pospischil Günther Finding Services and Business Models for the Next-Generation Networks 73 Javier Martín López, Miguel Monforte Nicolás and Carlos Merino Moreno Mobile Platforms as Convergent Systems – Analysing Control Points and Tussles with Emergent Socio-Technical Discourses 97 Silvia Elaluf-Calderwood, Ben Eaton, Jan Herzhoff and Carsten Sorensen Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Measuring the Return of Quality Investments on Mobile Telecommunications Network 113 Manuel J. Vilares and Pedro S. Coelho Network Effects in the Mobile Communications Industry: An Overview 131 Juan Pablo Maicas and F. Javier Sese Part 2 Technical Oriented 141 Chapter 8 Multiband and Wideband Antennas for Mobile Communication Systems 143 Mustafa Secmen ... - tailieumienphi.vn