... Broadband backbone Regulatory arrangements Market structure Infrastructure investment Broadband networks Regulation Market system Investments Africa On one the hand, this paper explores public investment models adopted to develop backbone networks in five African countries; on the other hand...

... America. Market system Competitive strategy Mobile communication systems As in other regions of the world, the use of mobile telephony in Latin America increased dramatically during the last decade surpassing all expectations for this service. Not only was its rate of growth unforeseen...

.... This suggests that 3G mobile technology was pushed by the supply side rather than pulled by demand. Harald Gruber can be contacted at: h.gruber@eib.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Mobile communication systems Licensing Market system Europe This paper makes a critical...