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• W1986452165 abstract "Reviewed by: Mobile Telecommunications in a High-Speed World: Industry Structure, Strategic Behaviour and Socio-Economic Status J. P. Singh (bio) Mobile Telecommunications in a High-Speed World: Industry Structure, Strategic Behaviour and Socio-Economic Status. By Peter Curwen and Jason Whalley. Surrey, U.K.: Gower, 2010. Pp. xvi+252. $124.95. This book tries to fill the need for a comprehensive review of the history and evolution of mobile telecommunications. In doing so, it attends to all possible facets of the industry: the differing standards across and within regions, the various types of lucrative spectrum-auction mechanisms, the evolution of the data networks for mobile telephony, the different mobile [End Page 248] services and the handsets over which they are available, the world of global mobile operators and their mergers and acquisitions, the structures of markets worldwide (usually dominated by a couple of providers), and the connections between mobile telecommunications and socioeconomic growth. This is a tall order and the book works hard to fill it. Unfortunately, it is also ponderous and hard to read. The authors are explicit about the contributions they want to make. Relying on their own database of mobile technologies and operators, they seek to resolve problems with terminologies and definitions and to correct the widespread misinformation on the Internet about mobile operators and regulators. While this information is useful, the chief contribution of the book lies elsewhere—in collecting under one cover the various aspects of the mobile telecommunications industry. Another contribution might be the extensive scholarly and trade literature that is reviewed on each topic. One must agree with the authors that the book is up to date, as it carries us through December 2009. Despite these merits, there are several reasons for not recommending this work enthusiastically. It is arcane and dense and can be digested best by those with a great deal of prior knowledge about the history of mobile telecommunications, its standards and structures. First, the book throws dozens of acronyms and terms at the reader, often without spelling them out or explaining what they mean. Rather than resolving differences among terminologies, it creates further confusion. Second, the prose is hard to plow through: “Although cdma2000 1xRTT is clearly not 3G, it can reasonably be included in the 2.75G category where its equivalent along the GSM pathway is not GPRS but enhanced data [rates] for GSM evolution (EDGE)” (p. 5). Third, the book is mostly descriptive regarding the present state of mobile telecommunications and does not go deeply into the reasons for why it turned out this way. Fourth, there seems to be no overall argument informing the work, giving it more of a textbook/compendium quality. As a result, the chapters are not clearly connected, though a few of them repeat data or tables from earlier chapters. The descriptions are nevertheless valuable. Chapter 1 manages to bring in every technology and standard that was employed from the second (2G) to the fourth (4G) generation of mobile telecommunications around the world. Chapter 2 on spectrum issues does describe how countries fared with various schemes on spectrum auctions, with the authors agreeing with existing findings that auction-based schemes are superior to “beauty contests” that privilege regulators and policymakers. Chapters 3 and 4 on data-network launches show that network rollouts did not follow licensing. Chapters 5 through 8 are relatively easy to follow and make a contribution to our understanding of how various services evolved and the handsets that have fostered them. Chapter 7 on the iPhone and chapter 8 on android devices bring the story up to date. [End Page 249] Chapters 9 and 10 on industry structure show that one or two operators dominate most markets and that new entrants often find it hard to establish themselves. The successful entry of Hutchison Whampoa in the European market is an exception. The authors argue that it is easier for incumbents to upgrade their networks than for new entrants to come in. This goes against the standard wisdom regarding “leapfrogging” and further explanation would have been useful. Also, why is it “easier” for handset manufacturers such as Apple or Google to upset incumbents such as Motorola, with its “delusions..." @default.
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