Technical innovation and 3.5 mobile phone generation: Lessons from Korea

Bong Gyou Lee; Jeong Ho Kwak; Ki Youn Kim; Seong Jin Kim

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2009.02.006

Technical innovation and 3.5 mobile phone generation: Lessons from Korea

Bong Gyou Lee, Jeong Ho Kwak, Ki Youn Kim, Seong Jin Kim

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Abstract

In 1996, the Korean mobile communication market was the first in the world to commercialize the code division multiple access (CDMA). Since then, the voice-based mobile phone market has continued to grow and has now reached near saturation. Having recognized the potential of the mobile data service as a new source of profit, telecommunication operators are scrambling to evolve 3.5 generation (3.5G) technology in order to lead market competition. Recently, the Korean 3.5G mobile telecom market has faced stiff competition from CDMA-based EVDO Rev.A and global system for mobile telecommunications (GSM)-based high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). In addition, the world's first wireless LAN-based wireless broadband internet (WiBro) service was commercialized in June, 2006. This paper reviews the current status of the 3.5G technology and analyzes the service standardization strategies from the viewpoint of technological evolutions. This paper also suggests implications for Korea's specific circumstances where different mobile telecom technologies complement and compete with one another. Korea's experiences may serve as important lessons for other countries or operators who try to introduce the 3G and look beyond mobile telecom technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	296-308
Number of pages	13
Journal	Telecommunications Policy
Volume	33
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2009.02.006
Publication status	Published - 2009 Jun

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Korea, under the Communications Policy Research Center (CPRC) support program supervised by the Institute for Information Technology Advancement (IITA; IITA-2009-(C1091-0901-0007)).

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Human Factors and Ergonomics
Information Systems
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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