Innovation and dominant design in mobile telephony

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We document the evolution of product innovation and features in the mobile telephone handset market. We distinguish between two types of product innovation: vertical and horizontal innovation. Using data from 1990 - 2003, we find that some characteristics have subsequently become an industry standard, while some remained as horizontally differentiating features of mobile handsets. We explain this pattern using the concept of dominant design, and results from the theoretical literature on the incentives for horizontal and vertical differentiation.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ETLA Discussion Papers ; No. 1012

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility ; Telecommunications ; Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
• Subject: Product innovation, mobile phone handsets, dominant design, min-max principle. ; Mobiltelefon ; Innovation ; Produktdesign

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Koski, Heli ; Kretschmer, Tobias
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/63795
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET