Disruptive Activity in a Regulated Industry

Peter Curwen retired in 2017 to become a 'gentleman scholar'. He was previously Professor of Economics at Sheffield Hallam University, and Visiting Professor of Mobile Communications, first at Strathclyde University and subsequently at the Newcastle Business School.  Jason Whalley is an international lecturer and consultant. Currently he is Professor of Digital Economy at the Newcastle Business School. He previously spent more than a decade at Strathclyde University.  Pierre Vialle is Professor of Management at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School in France. He is Director of the School's Knowledge, Innovation & Network Dynamics (KIND) research group within the LITEM Lab.

• Chapter 1. Literature review Chapter 2. Case studies of disruptive activity Chapter 3. Mobile operator licensing in Europe: new entry and competition Chapter 4. European mobile: The doctrine of '4 networks good, 3 networks bad'  Chapter 5. Multi-play as a disruptive strategy Chapter 6. Free Mobile: A disruptive new entrant shakes up the French market Chapter 7. India: A disruptive new entrant causes havoc Chapter 8. CK Hutchison: A disruptive force in mobile telecommunications Chapter 9. The multi-faceted nature of disruption

This book uses case studies to analyze disruptive activity in telecommunications, focusing on the mobile sector, in various countries. After discussing the literature on disruptive behavior, it examines the document published by the UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom, and countries where disruption is occurring; mobile operator licensing in Europe; antitrust regulation in Europe; the issue of multi-play as a disruptive strategy; the disruption by Free Mobile in the French telecommunications market; disruption in the Indian mobile market; and the disruptor CK Hutchison.