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Telecom Research Areas for 2010

January 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Looking at the year ahead, I’m hoping to focus my research areas for telecoms around 3 broad topics.
Comparative Analysis
There’s no doubt of China’s growing importance to the global economy, with a massive domestic market still possessing a lot of growth potential and their manufacturing prowess driving down production costs. While there are huge differences between [...]

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Comparative analysis can provide interesting insights of relationships between governments, regulators, consumers and industry.

December 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Wired.com’s article on the punk rock scene developing in China has me thinking of Irene Wu’s book, ‘From Iron Fist to Invisible Hand: The Uneven Path of Telecommunications Reform in China‘.
One of the things that really struck me during my reading was her observation of small players that launched telecommunication services illegally to meet consumer [...]

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Tags: Political Economy · Telecommunications