Patrik Kärrberg

The UK's digital road to recovery

In this report, researchers from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) assess the employment impact in the United Kingdom of investments in three ICT infrastructures: broadband networks, intelligent transportation systems, and the smart power grid, that: (1) contribute to significant immediate direct and indirect job growth in the UK economy; (2) create a “network effect” throughout the economy that creates additional jobs; and (3) provide a foundation for longer term benefits, including government cost savings, economy-wide productivity, and improved quality of life for all.

TV in the Mobile or TV for the Mobile: Challenges and Changing Value Chains

This paper intends to provide a techno-economic overview of the Mobile TV business and its business models. Recent trials have shown that a large number of people would like to consume mobile TV and few people doubt that this service will eventually be offered in the majority of wireless networks around the world. However, this service is not a simple add-on to the voice and data, but comes with totally new dimensions that challenge the present markets. The aim of this paper is to identify and describe these challenges in the technology, market behaviour, and industry strategy domains.

A Two-Sided Market Approach to Value Chain Dynamics in Telecom Services: A Study Lens for Mobile Platform Innovation and Pricing Strategies

This research in progress paper originating from ongoing PhD research deploys a study lens consisting of two concepts: two-sided markets and coordination costs. It enables us to analyze technology innovation and value chain dynamics in the telecom industry. When studying the technology components of platforms from coordination cost perspective, we can capture aspects of technology innovation inside the two-sided markets concept. This approach seems promising for further research into how platforms combine existing services into new bundles or products. We can also extend the analysis to how technological platform innovation affects pricing strategies, and value chain dynamics in the telecom industry. Two mobile service cases from own interviews and archival research are used to illustrate the utility of the study lens.