Book ID: CBB498968831

Cellular: An Economic and Business History of the International Mobile-Phone Industry (2022)

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Garcia-Swartz, Daniel D. (Author)
Campbell-Kelly, Martin (Author)


MIT Press


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 400
Language: English

The development of the mobile-phone industry into what we know today required remarkable cooperation between companies, governments, and industrial sectors. Companies developing cellular infrastructure, cellular devices, cellular network services, and eventually software and mobile semiconductors had to cooperate, not simply compete, with each other. In this global history of the mobile-phone industry, Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz and Martin Campbell-Kelly examine its development in the United States, Europe, Japan, and several emerging economies, including China and India. They present the evolution of mobile phones from the perspective of vendors of telephone equipment and network operators, users whose lives have been transformed by mobile phones, and governments that have fostered specific mobile-phone standards. Cellular covers the technical aspects of the cellphone, as well as its social and political impact. Beginning with the 1980s, the authors trace the development of closed (proprietary) and open (available to all) cellular standards, the impact of network effects as cellular adoption increased, major technological changes affecting mobile phone hardware, and the role of national governments in shaping the industry. The authors also consider the changing roles that cellular phones have played in the everyday lives of people around the world and the implications 5G technology may have for the future. Finally, they offer statistics on how quickly the cellular industry grew in different regions of the world and how firms competed in those various markets.

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Review Noah Arceneaux (2023) Review of "Cellular: An Economic and Business History of the International Mobile-Phone Industry". Technology and Culture (pp. 1005-1007). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Collins, Martin J.
Choi, Kyungsub Stephen
Archambault, Julie Soleil
Corrina Laughlin
Bronson, Kelly
Grupo Argo
Concepts
Communication technology
Telephones, cellular
Technology and society
Globalization; internationalization
Technology and industry
Social media
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Mozambique
Eastern Europe
Silicon Valley (California)
West Germany
California (U.S.)
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