Course 2010-2011 a.y.

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CLMG (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - M (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - IM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - MM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - AFC (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - CLAPI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - CLELI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - ACME (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - DES-ESS (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06) - EMIT (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/06)

Course Director:
NICOLETTA CORROCHER

Course Objectives

The course aims at analysing the technological, economic and regulatory aspect of the telecommunications sector. In particular, it puts emphasis on the phenomenon of convergence and investigates the development of innovative products and services, the strategic management of different types of telecom firms and the emerging regulatory issues. The course adopts a micro-level perspective, by investigating the economics of the ICT and its impact on the emergence of new and profitable opportunities for creating value added contents for the final users.

Course Content Summary

• Part I: Introduction to the telecom sector: technological, economic and regulatory issues.
• Part II: Key issues in the mobile telecom industry and in the fixed telecom industry.
• Part III: New technological platforms exploiting the IP protocol.
• Part IV: Innovation in the telecom sector technological convergence and industrial restructuring.
• Part V: Strategies and new business models in the telecom environment.
• Part VI: The development of new services.

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

• 50% group presentations and reports on the cases;
• 50% written exam.

Textbooks

For attending students

• Course readings and lectures slides.

For non attending students

• Course readings and lectures slides;
• M. PAGANI, C. FINE, Value Network Dynamics in 3G-4G Wireless Communications: a System Thinking approach to the Strategic Value Assessment Model, forthcoming in Journal of Business Research, 61, 1102-1112;
• T. Eisenmann, G. Parker, M.W. Van Alstyne, Strategies for Two-Sided Markets”, Harvard Business Review, 2-10, Oct. 2006;
• I.D. Constantinou, K. Kautz, Economic Factors and Diffusion of IP Telephony: Empirical Evidence from an Advanced Market, Telecommunications Policy 32 (3-4), 197-211, 2008.
  

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

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