Local cellular mobile communication networks have evolved as a novel concept and deployment model, and a prerequisite for their future emergence is the radio spectrum, which is a scarce resource. Regulatory approaches are expanding at the national, regional, and international levels making...

Local 5G networks are on the agenda of public and private stakeholders, businesses, and policymakers. These local mobile communication networks can be deployed by different stakeholders to serve a variety of user groups with dexterous needs. Private networks serve closed user groups and have...

Digitalization is transforming businesses and daily lives at an increasing rate. Cities and regions are going through a digital transformation process to develop and deploy a range of digital services covering most city functions and operations. The different operations are inter-dependent and...

Purpose: As an emerging field, the fifth generation, 5G, mobile communications technologies related business models have only been discussed to a limited extent in the literature, and platform business models in general have seldom been examined. The purpose of this paper is to explore how to...

With digitalization and the emergence of disruptive technologies, organizations should re-structure their business models within their ecosystems to achieve sustainable revenue and value creation. This paper presents a business model configuration for ecosystem contexts by using the port...

Purpose: As an emerging field, the fifth generation, 5G, mobile communications technologies related business models have only been discussed to a limited extent in the literature, and platform business models in general have seldom been examined. The purpose of this paper is to explore how to...

Local 5G networks have gained increasing attention in the recent years, allowing different stakeholders to establish local and often private networks within a specific facility, such as a factory. These local networks can serve a variety of user groups with versatile needs. The deployment of the...