Bottleneck Analysis of the Mobile Internet Diffusion in Emerging Markets

Jaume Benseny, Benjamin Finley, Heikki Hämmäinen

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Abstract

According to the ITU, in 2013, only 6% of the population in developing countries had access to broadband Internet. Nevertheless, mobile Internet penetration rates have already exceeded those of fixed telecommunication services and may help in bridging the digital divide. To understand this phenomenon, we model the mobile Internet diffusion process via a system dynamics model that includes user competence, data price, and mobile network capacity as the main contributors to consumer utility and consequently, the main mobile Internet diffusion bottlenecks. The links that connect the system dynamics model variables are evaluated through a linear regression analysis that includes, for the first time, actual mobile capacity measurements from 17 metropolitan areas in emerging markets. The results suggest that market competition and mobile capacity are the main mobile Internet diffusion bottlenecks in emerging markets.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication27th European Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7th - 9th September 2016
Number of pages13
Publication statusPublished - 2016
MoE publication typeD3 Professional conference proceedings
EventEuropean Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Duration: 7 Sep 20169 Sep 2016
Conference number: 27
http://www.itseurope.org

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society
Abbreviated titleITSEUROPE
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
Period07/09/201609/09/2016
Internet address

Keywords

  • Mobile Internet
  • Emerging Markets
  • System Dynamics
  • Mobile Capacity

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