Operator Roles in Mobile Broadcast
Eino Kivisaari, Tuukka Autio, Timo Smura, Heikki Hämmäinen
1Senior consultant for the mobile broadcast
industry
2Business Developer at Envault Corporation and
wrote his master’s thesis on the techno-economics
of broadcast mobile TV
3Research scientist and post-graduate student
in the Department of Communications and
Networking at the TKK Helsinki University of
Technology,
Professor at Department of Communications and
Networking, Helsinki University of Technology
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Abstract: Mobile broadcasting is entering a phase of commercial
launches worldwide. However, the related value network remains
unclear: the markets and the conventional roles of broadcasters,
broadcast network operators and cellular operators are becoming
intertwined in an unprecedented manner. This paper proposes
a generic model for analysing the mobile broadcast value
networks. Building on that model and by applying the methods
of techno-economic analysis, simulation-based results are presented
on the feasibility of selected mobile broadcast value network
configurations in the Finnish market.
Keywords: Mobile broadcast, value network, DVB-H, operator roles, technoeconomic
analysis
Diffusion of internet for mobile devices in Sweden
Oscar Westlund
PhD candidate in the Department of
Journalism and Mass Communication at
the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Abstract: Diffusion of mobile internet is presently taking place and the
mobile phone is being transformed from a predominantly communication
device into a multimedia device that can be used for
mobile internet. This paper outlines empirical arguments why
usage is a more preferable measure than ownership of devices.
Diffusion of mobile internet in Sweden between 2006 and
2007 is analysed and the characteristics of the early-adopters
are identified. Furthermore, the paper provides explanations for
the rate of diffusion via an analysis of attitudes towards different
attributes of mobile internet services.
Keywords: Diffusion, adoption, mobile phone, internet, multimedia
Business model performance Reflections from three studies of mobile data services
Leif B. Methlie1 & Per E. Pedersen2
1Professor in strategy and
information management at the
Norwegian School of Economics
and Business Administration (NHH),
Bergen, Norway
2Professor of information management
at University of Agder, Norway, and
adjunct professor at the Norwegian
School of Economics and Business
Administration
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Abstract: The main research problem raised in this paper is whether
strategic choices in the business model of mobile service providers
have performance implications for mobile data services. The
research model applied is based on the proposition that structural
market conditions constrain the decision options under
which the service providers can design their service offerings
that ultimately provide values to end-users. This chain of causality
is explored via three separate empirical studies of mobile
data services in Norway. A final discussion on the research
framework used and the main industry and research implications
are included. The paper identifies paths of influence from
business model decisions through service attributes to perceived
customer value. Particular attention should be paid to
the mobile specificity of the service providers´ value propositions
in order to gain customer value. Another important conclusion
is that the influence of business model choices is service category dependent.
Keywords: Norway
WIMAX vs. LTE The role of the financial crisis
Karsten Vandrup
Managing director of
LitePoint Europe A/S
and co-editor of nb!ict
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Abstract: In the midst of the global financial crisis, everyone has to evaluate their strategies and change their plans
and targets accordingly. This goes for most business areas including the mobile and wireless industry.
One of the big questions that remains unsolved with the advent of the crisis is the battle between WiMAX
and LTE to become the next mobile broadband data standard.
Keywords: next mobile
TETRA DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORDIC AND BALTIC COUNTR IES
Jaakko Saijonmaa1 & Tiina Saaristo2
2Head of CTO Office,
Finland in EADS Secure
Networks
2Head of Strategic
Customer Communications
in EADS Secure Networks
in Finland
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Abstract: Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA)
is today’s field-proven radio communication
technology for public safety and private
utility and transport organisations.
The TETRA standards and products are
evolving to extended TETRA functions,
further interoperability, and higher data
speeds, similarly to the evolution of the
GSM standards to EDGE (Enhanced
Data rates for GSM Evolution) in 3GPP
(3rd Generation Partnership Project).
Finland was the frontline country to
decide and build a nationwide TETRA
network for public safety. TETRA public
safety networks are currently in operation
in Finland, Estonia and in parts of
Sweden and Iceland. The first phase of
network implementation has also been
started in Norway, and Denmark and
Lithuania have decided to build countrywide
TETRA public safety networks.
Keywords: TETRA
GREENLAND in the centre of the world
Jørn Jespersen
Chief Technical Officer
at Tele Greenland A/S
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Abstract: The Tele Greenland company vision
“Greenland in the centre of the worldâ€
is unfolding these years, where massive
investments in platforms and infrastructure
are providing the 56,000
Greenlandic inhabitants with state of
the art telecom services at affordable
prices. The company vision states that
one can live and work with even conditions
whether you are based in Ilulissat,
Hamburg or Copenhagen. This vision
challenges the tough conditions for
operating a telecom business in a huge
arctic country hosting 17 cities and 55
settlements scattered across the coast
embracing the inland icecap. Greenland
has a geographic area of 2,166,086 km²
and the ice free land area is 410,449
km². The distance from North to South
is 2,670 km. Deployment and commissioning
in the field are extremely cumbersome
in rural arctic areas where sites
only can be reached in the short summer
and even then only by helicopter.
Keywords: Deployment
