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Scope
Companies: Sprint (fon), Nextel (nxtl), Cingular (sbc & bls), Verizon
(vz), T-Mobile (dt), US Cellular (usm), and Alltel (at)
Industry: Wireless/Cullular Communication Services, codes: NAICS 51332 or SIC
4812
Substitutes: Mobile phone (British), Wireless Carrier, wireless/cellular systems,
hand-held devices, VOIP, wireline, telecommunications, etc.
Company Research
American Corporations Research Guides for more specific sources
Companies Databases for general company databases
General Sources
* Telecommunications: Wireless from S&P Industry Surveys
* Telecommunications Services Industry from Value Line
Telecommunications Industry from Business 2.0
Telecommunications Industry from McKinsey Quarterly
Industry Research Guide for more specific sources
Industry Databases for
general industry databases
The Information Economy compiled by Hal R. Varian
Bibliographic Databases
All databases found at Business & Economics
* ABI/Inform
Good for trends, case studies, general news
Subject terms: Wireless, Telecommunications Industry, Cellular
Example: NAICS(5133*) and CO(Cingular) and not systems
Truncation *, Proximity operator w/#
* Business and Industry
Good for company specific news
Industry: Telecom Services and Concept: Trends and SIC: 4812 and Geo Region: U.S.A. and Company: Alltel
Example: (trend* or outlook) and (cellular or wireless) and co=Verizon
Truncation: * Proximity: near#
* Factiva (MUST USE INTERNET EXPLORER)
Great for Wall Street Journal, new sources, relevant websites, and pictures
Subject: Editor's Choice - Telecommunications and Industry: Cellular Telecommunications and Region: North American Countries/Regions
Example: cellular w/5 service* and t-mobile
Truncation: * Proximity: w/#
* Health Business Elite
General business publications, including Harvard Business Review
This database has limited field searching and very bad control vocabulary
Example: Wireless n6 service* in default or DE "ALLTEL Corp."
Truncation: * Proximity: n#
* Investext
Good for publicly-traded company and industry information. Financial advisors reports. Does not search full text.
Company Search usm or industry telecommunications
Gartner Research/Dataquest/DataPro
Consulting reports from Gartner Group. Use GU username and password
In the top left frame: Research/Topic Areas/Communications Services
* Other Business Databases
Magazines and Journals (Electronic only)
*Mobile networks and applications : MONET
CONNECT TO ONLINE ISSUES
*Telecommunications Reports
(Telecommunications Policy
* Special Issues
Once in the database, click on search, search "Wireless Technologies" in the
NEW subject term listings
The results are trade magazines. If the magazine has a free link to a special issue: outlook, trends, buying guide, or ranking, then it would link to it. If article does not link or is fee-based, the library will get the article for you
free.
Marketing Reports
* IBISWorld
Type 51332 in the NAICS search box
* Mintel
There are hoops to jump through and you will have to sign in using your GU e-mail, but it's worth it.
* Business Insight
Has some international telecom reports. Use Search box in left frame, "Mobile".
* Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Type "wireless" in search box in the left frame, deselect sources, then press "Run
Search". Choose the report about the USA.
* Marketresearch.com Academic
This source has great reports, but they are older.
* Marketing Research Guide for more specific marketing sources
Statistics
* Statistical Universe
Sample search: Wireless telecommunication in all fields and limit the time to the pass two years.
Telegeography : global telecommunications traffic statistics & commentary
Ref HE7601 .T46
Governmental and NGO
Federal Communications Commission-Statistics of Communications Common Carriers
www.fcc.gov/wcb/iatd/socc.html
Begun in 1939, this annual source gives company specific data concerning rates, investments, revenues, expenses, and earnings by all major common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign communication services. Historical trends in the industry are also provided. It is updated by Quarterly Operating Data of Telephone Carriers.
FCC Cellular Services
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/cellular/
Other government websites from Google/unclesam
Observatory on the Information Society by UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/observatory/index.shtml
Related sources from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
* http://www.oecd.org
Books
http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu
Best place to get a "big picture" perspective on an issue
Subject term: Cellular Telephone Services.
also try keywords wireless and comm*, mobile and telecom*, cellular and services,
or any combination. You can limite the books to Location Internet for ebooks
Updated 8/08 jb
