The Determinative Factors of the FMS Patterns: A Comparative Analysis among Four Worldwide Groups

Author

Zhang, Aihua ; Zhao, Jingchun ; Huang, Yijun

Author_Institution

Sch. of Econ. & Manage., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

20-22 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Fixed-mobile substitution is an irresistible trend throughout the world. However in the process of FMS, the patterns of fixed to mobile substitution varies with time and are quite different from one place to the other. This paper set up regression models to explore the relationship between the demand for fixed and for mobile, based on the fixed line penetration and mobile penetration from four groups of countries, G7, NIE, ASEAN and BRIC which are divided by the level of telecommunication development. The determinative factors that affect the patterns, the degree and the substitution rate of FMS are studied.

Keywords

mobile communication; regression analysis; FMS patterns; comparative analysis; determinative factors; fixed line penetration; fixed-mobile substitution; four worldwide groups; mobile penetration; regression models; telecommunication development; Environmental economics; Flexible manufacturing systems; Information retrieval; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Pattern analysis; Regulators; Telecommunication traffic; Telephony; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4638-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4639-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5304222

Filename

5304222