the case of telecommunications Curwen, Peter creator author. Whalley, Jason author. Vialle, Pierre author. text enk 2019 2019 monographic eng 1 online resource (xx, 229 pages) ; cm Theoretical and empirical work examining disruptive activity within industry has previously been restricted to the free market, even if an element of ad hoc government interference has occurred. In contrast, this book makes a unique evaluation of a situation that prevails across a significant part of the industrial sector where involvement is subject to the acquisition of an operating licence. Taking telecommunications as an illustrative industry, with a particular focus on mobile telecommunications, the book focuses on the regulatory bodies that are tasked with licence issuance. New entry is usually attempted by a single company, often with existing links within the telecommunications sector, and usually within a single country. This book provides detailed accounts of both the individual countries and international operators in question, while also including a case study of CK Hutchinson which has been associated with multiple country entries. It also examines how disruptive activity is evolving from its roots in the mobile sector to encompass so-called "quad-play" which includes fixed-wire broadband and pay-TV.Disruptive Activity in a Regulated Industry: The Case of Telecommunications will appeal to postgraduate researchers and academics in the fields of economics, innovation, regulation, and governance. Prelims -- Chapter 1 Literature review -- Chapter 2 Case studies of disruptive activity -- Chapter 3 Mobile operator licensing in Europe new entry and competition -- Chapter 4 European mobile the doctrine of '4 networks good, 3 networks bad'-- Chapter 5 Multi-play as a disruptive strategy -- Chapter 6 Free mobile a disruptive new entrant shakes up the French market -- Chapter 7 India a disruptive new entrant causes havoc -- Chapter 8 CK Hutchison a disruptive force in mobile telecommunications -- Chapter 9 The multifaceted nature of disruption -- Index. Peter Curwen, Jason Whalley, and Pierre Vialle. Includes index. Telecommunication Technological innovations Disruptive technologies Business & Economics Industries General Business strategy HE7631 .C87 2019 654 9781789734737 (e-book) 9781789734751 (ePUB) https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781789734737 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781789734737 UtOrBLW 190715 20251029120204.0 9781789734737 eng