Effective factors on Innovativeness of Telecommunication in transition towards mobile broadband (MBB); case study mobile industries of Iran
Subject Areas : Innovation and Invention
Bita
Kamali
1
(Allameh Tabataba’I University)
Hojatollah
Hajhoseini
2
(سازمان پژوهش هاي علمي و صنعتي ايران. تهران،ايران)
Mahdi
Elyasi
3
(Allameh Tabataba’I University)
Keywords: innovation, innovativeness, telecommunication, mobile operators, mobile broadband, , , ,
Abstract :
This paper aims to investigate the factors affecting the innovativeness of the telecommunications in transition towards mobile broadband. The methodology is qualitative through a case study approach. Since telecom is one of the key industries in terms of economy and technology It can be a driving force behind many of other high-tech industries, The findings of this study may applies for telecommunication industry in general and mobile operators in particular. first a literature review discusses the importance of innovation in the industry And then the factors affecting the innovation modelized within a conceptual framework that includes internal factors such as, 1) the structure of the value chain 2) business model, 3) integration and organizational side, and 4) integration technology (between old and new equipment), and external factors includes, 1) the adoption of technology by the market and 2) regulatory. In order to validate the proposed model, a set of interviews with industry experts has been deployed.