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© Dan Steinbock, 2005
ISBN 0 7494 4296 4
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Steinbock, Dan.
The mobile revolution : the making of mobile services worldwide / Dan
Steinbock.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7494-4296-4
1. munication systems. 2. munication systems. 3.
munication. 4. . I. Title.
2005
’3–dc22
2005004338
Typeset by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby
Printed and bound in Great Britain by Press Ltd, Margate
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Contents
List of figures v
List of tables vii
List of boxes ix
Acknowledgements xi
Acronyms xv
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