Telecommunication services in context

摘要: A longitudinal case study of the diffusion and change mobile telephony in Sweden highlights effects on service distribution against background rapid technological development deregulations telecommunications industry. The descriptive explorative advances a contextual‐historical interorganizational network perspective channel retail evolution. Explores consequences emerging, increased integration within telecommunications, between fixed telephony, information computer technology. Argues that these changes move towards convergence technology functions are connected to important structural channels for services. Builds Swedish identifies number significant changes. Discusses convergence, terms new emerging patterns relations roles role sets. Elaborates some general business implications former independent telephone, cable