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The role of standards in sustainable development of cellular mobile communications

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Abbreviations

Acronym:

Description

1G:

First Generation (cellular mobile)

2G:

Second Generation (cellular mobile)

3G:

Third Generation (cellular mobile)

AMPS:

Advanced Mobile Phone System

CDMA:

Code Division Multiple Access

FCC:

Frequency Control Commission

GPRS:

General Packet Radio System

GSM:

Global System for Mobile communications

ICT:

Information and Communication Technologies

II:

Information Infrastructure

IT:

Information Technology

MPT:

Ministry of Post and Transportation

MTX:

Mobile Telephone Exchange

NIS:

National Innovation Systems

NMT:

Nordic Mobile Telephone

NTA:

National Telecommunications Administrative body

NTO:

National Telecom Operator

OECD:

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

PSTN:

Public Switched Telephone Network

R&D:

Research and Development

SMS:

Short Message System

TACS:

Total Access Communications System

TO:

Telecommunications Operator

TDMA:

Time Division Multiple Access

WAP:

Wireless Application Protocol

WLAN:

Wireless Local Area Network

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    Vladislav V. Fomin (postoctoral research fellow at the “Error! Bookmark not defined” SBA program)

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His current research interests include standard making process in the field of mobile telecommunications and application of actor-network theory to studies of complex technologies. He received masters degrees in economics and business from the University of Latvia in 1995 and 1997 respectively, the Licentiate in Philosophy and the Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Jyväskylä in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Prior to 1997 he was at Unibank of Latvia’s Information Systems and Bank Operations departments.

Editor’s Note: There is a glossary of acronyms at the end of this article.

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Fomin, V.V. The role of standards in sustainable development of cellular mobile communications. Know Techn Pol 14, 55–70 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12130-001-1016-3

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