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[ NNSquad ] Innovation in the Wireless Ecosystem: A Customer-Centric Framework - Gerald R. Faulhaber, David J. Farber


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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:41:19 -0500
From: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: [IP] Innovation in the Wireless Ecosystem: A Customer-Centric
	Framework - Gerald R. Faulhaber, David J. Farber
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International Journal of Communication, Vol 4 (2010)

Abstract

The Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Inquiry in GN
09-157 Fostering Innovation and Investment in the Wireless
Communications Market is a significant event at an opportune moment.
Wireless communication has already radically changed the way that not
only Americans, but people the world over communicate with each other
and access and share information. In this article, we review the
wireless industry’s past performance in three dimensions: (i) the
rate of innovation, (ii) how competitive the industry is, and (iii)
how competitive wireless innovation is. We do so by examining the
record of three key layers in the industry’s vertical chain:
software applications, devices (handhelds), and the core wireless
distribution networks. We find that all three markets exhibit very
high rates of innovation, that the markets are competitive, and that
this competition has driven innovation. As in previous work
(Faulhaber, 2009a) we argue that, absent market failure, regulatory
intervention is not appropriate. A customer-centric perspective should
govern the FCC’s actions in the wireless ecosystem: let customers
decide what they want in this competitive market.

http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc/article/view/670

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