Alston, Frank. An assessment of mobile telephone subscriptions in full member markets of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T32R3VWF
DescriptionUsing Global Production Network (GPN) theory as the foundation, this research focuses on the growth and proliferation of mobile telephone subscriptions in the eight full member markets of the Central American Integration System (SICA), from years 2000 to 2014. The purpose and inspiration behind this research was to study the phenomenal growth rate of mobile telephone subscriptions globally, study mobile telephone penetration rate (MPR), and to answer the main research question, “What’s causing mobile telephone subscription growth in the full member Central American Integration System markets?” In addition to the main research question this research responded to research sub-questions, “Why are some markets above the 100% mobile telephone penetration rate?”; “Why are some markets not above the 100% mobile telephone penetration rate?” Hypothesis were developed for each market, and the information from the regression model was used in responding to hypothesis developed for each market. A mathematical equation of each SICA market’s regression model was constructed. The research showed that the dependent variable, mobile telephone subscriptions, was correlated with the covariates as well as the population and income variables were shown to be contributors to mobile telephone subscription growth in the full member SICA markets.