The competition from other mobile communication systems

3 The competition from other mobile communication systems [Pg.143]

Cellular mobile telephony is only one means of mobile communications there are other technologies such as satellites, cordless telephones and pagers which competed against cellular telephony. In contrast to the commercially successful mobile cellular telephony, these other systems of personal mobile communications failed [Pg.143]

Unfortunately, no data on telepoint subscribers by country and year is available. [Pg.145]

For the motivation for and a short history of the satellite-based personal communication services, see Sweeney (1993), Dwyre (1998), Jung, Wamecke (1998, pp. 4-148). About the failed Iridium venture see Feder (2000), Grimes (2000). [Pg.146]

In 1990 Sweden had a geographic coverage of analog cellular mobile telephony of 90 %, Finland and Norway 96 % and Denmark 95 % (BIS Mackintosh LTD. cited in Gotzke 1991, p. 32), these were above average in Europe. [Pg.147]

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