Switching Relations

The last ten years have been marked by the
increasing use of information and communication
technologies, and particularly by different forms of
telecommunications. At the same time, the telecom
industry has gone through radical changes, due
mainly to the digitalisation and liberalisation that
have revolutionised the sector since the 1980s. Some
companies have disappeared, while new entrants
dominate the global arena. The Finnish Nokia emerged
in the wake of this development, and together with
the old Swedish incumbent, L.M. Ericsson, they make
Scandinavia a telecom centre in the world. Norway
did not get a Nokia, despite its leading role in
telecom in the 1980s. What is more, the old
Norwegian telecom industry has virtually
disappeared. An industry that employed thousands of
workers in the 1980s has all but vanished.
Nevertheless, Norway is still a leading country in
telecom, and one of the most profitable and
promising Norwegian companies in recent years is
Telenor, the former Public Telephone Operator (PTO).
This books provides an historical explanation and
understanding of this development, that is, the rise
and fall of the Norwegian telecom industry.

Autorentext
The book elaborates on how the digitalisation and liberalisation altered the telecom industry. Norway's telecom industry all but disappeared, instead, the public operator, Telenor became one of the most prominent service provider in the world. This book provides an historical explanation and understanding of this development.

Klappentext
The last ten years have been marked by the increasing use of information and communication technologies, and particularly by different forms of telecommunications. At the same time, the telecom industry has gone through radical changes, due mainly to the digitalisation and liberalisation that have revolutionised the sector since the 1980s. Some companies have disappeared, while new entrants dominate the global arena. The Finnish Nokia emerged in the wake of this development, and together with the old Swedish incumbent, L.M. Ericsson, they make Scandinavia a telecom centre in the world. Norway did not get a Nokia, despite its leading role in telecom in the 1980s. What is more, the old Norwegian telecom industry has virtually disappeared. An industry that employed thousands of workers in the 1980s has all but vanished. Nevertheless, Norway is still a leading country in telecom, and one of the most profitable and promising Norwegian companies in recent years is Telenor, the former Public Telephone Operator (PTO). This books provides an historical explanation and understanding of this development, that is, the rise and fall of the Norwegian telecom industry.