ABSTRACT: Termination is a wholesale between interconnected networks. The two countries have no alternative call termination. It may only be granted by the network that is connected to the called party. Each network is a separate market and each operator has a monopoly in its network. The price...

Purpose – Near field communication (NFC) is currently perceived to be one of the most promising technologies for the future and will most likely become the standard in mobile devices in the years to come. Due to the novel nature of this technology, the assessment of its importance for the...

Purpose – The paper, covering the actual argument of open innovation, aims to answer two main research questions, namely: “Which open innovation approach is adopted by the companies belonging to the ICTs industry?” and “Which types of collaborations are carried out by the companies and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to benchmark the Indian mobile telecommunication service providers for relative efficiencies. In this paper, a method for benchmarking performance of mobile telecom utilities based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) is presented. The paper discusses some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between distributive, procedural, interpersonal and informational justices on switching intentions. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered on distributive, procedural, interpersonal, informational justices and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to derive the user‐perceived availability of M‐for‐N shared protection systems composed of multiple user groups, each with a protection‐switching priority. Design/methodology/approach – The paper assumes a shared protection system with M...

Purpose – Aims to provide a new wireless design for utility management and billing systems using GSM networks that can be used by large utility sites. Design/methodology/approach – Traditional energy and water meters are replaced or enhanced to produce digital readings. A hardware interface...