Publications in Journals:

2011

[1] Samanta, S. K., Martin, R., Guild, K. and Pan, H. (2011). FTTx Broadband Adoption: A Cross-Country Analysis, submitted to Information Economics and Policy journal.

[2] Samanta, S. K., Martin, R., Guild, K. and Pan, H. (2011). The Diffusion of High Speed Broadband: A Cross Country Analysis, submitted to Telecommunications Policy journal.

[3] Samanta, S. K., Pan, H., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2011). Internet Pricing: A Two Sided Market Perspective, International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2011, pp.225–240.

[4] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2011). Automatic Language Translation: an Enhancement to the Mobile Messaging Services, International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 1-18.

2010

[5] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2010). Modeling the Demand for Mobile Phone Subscription- A Progress Report, Journal of Telecommunications Management, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 273-289.

[6] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2010). A business model for mobile commerce applications using Multimedia Messaging Service, International Journal of Business Information System, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 418-439.

[7] Samanta, S. K., Achilleos, A., Moiron, S. R. F., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2010).Automatic language translation for mobile SMS, International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 43-58.

2009

[8] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2009). Tariff balancing for increased subscription and revenue in a mobile network, International Journal of Mobile Communications, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 213-231.

[9] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2009). Special Delivery: An Increase in MMS Adoption, IEEE Potentials. Vol. 28, No. 1, January-February 2009, pp.12-16.

[10] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2009). Asymmetric pricing and change in delivery to increase MMS revenue, International Journal of Revenue management, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 408-427.

[11] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2009). Application of Parametric Cost Estimation Model to Telecommunication Networks, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 42-61.

[12] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2009). MMS to Improve Mobile Advertising Acceptance and Replace Billboard, International Journal of Mobile Marketing, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 61-67.

2008

[13] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2008). A Parametric Cost Model for Interconnection Service Price Determination, International Journal of Services and Standards, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 453-470.

[14] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2008). Impact of price on mobile subscription and revenue, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.370–383.

Book

[13] Samanta, S. K., Woods, J. and Ghanbari, M. (2011). Growth of Telecommunication Services: Social Cultural and Techno-Economical Issues. In Press

NB: A pre-publication version of the papers can be made available on request via e-mail.

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