Flagship firms, consolidation and changing market structures within the mobile communications industry

Whalley, J.L. (2004) Flagship firms, consolidation and changing market structures within the mobile communications industry. Telecommunications Policy, 28 (2). pp. 161-175. ISSN 0308-5961

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2003.12.005

Abstract

The structure and character of the European Union (EU) mobile telecommunications market are changing. Consolidation, scale economies and the far-reaching repercussions of 3G have given rise to a series of 'flagship firms' that have sought to co-ordinate the 2G and 3G licences held. In this paper, the co-ordination strategies of two flagship firms, Vodafone and Hutchison Whampoa, are examined. The paper concludes that competitive enhancing co-ordination strategies can be identified in six different areas, though these have not been uniformly adopted by the two flagship firms examined.

Creators(s):	Whalley, J.L.;
Item type:	Article
ID code:	4301
Keywords:	telecommunications, market structure, mobile communications, Commerce, Management. Industrial Management, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Information Systems, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Commerce Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Department:	Strathclyde Business School > Management Science
Depositing user:	Strathprints Administrator
Date deposited:	15 Oct 2007
Last modified:	03 Apr 2020 00:35
URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/4301
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