The Critical Mass of Wireless Communications: Differences between Developing and Developed Economies

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Author(s): Kaisu Puumalainen (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland), Lauri Frank (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Sanna Sundqvist (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland)and Anni Tuppura (Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 17
Source title: Mobile Information Communication Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: Effects and Implications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ahmed Gad Abdel-Wahab (Mansoura University, Egypt)and Ahmed Ahmed A. El-Masry (Plymoth University, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-818-6.ch001

Keywords: Digital Divide & Developing Countries / Government & Law / Information Science Reference / Mobile and Wireless Computing

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The aim of this chapter is to identify and analyze the timing and level of critical mass in the development of market penetration for wireless communications. The authors assume that critical mass is fulfilled at the point when the acceleration of the diffusion process is at its maximum. In practice, this point is determined by estimating the diffusion function and calculating the second derivative with respect to time. The diffusion of mobile subscription is modelled using the Bass diffusion model. The penetration levels and points of time of critical mass of 209 countries or areas of the world are identified and subsequently subjected to regression analysis against population and economic characteristics. The findings suggest considerable differences between developing and developed countries.

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