The new technological strategies of multinationals in the telecommunications sector

Anne-Marie Maculan ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1992, vol. 12, issue 3, 387-407

Abstract: The industry of telecommunications equipment is considered a strategic high-technologysector and needs large long-time investments in R&D. During the last three decades,the technological strategies of multinationals corporations which control 80% of the worldmarket has been shaped according to two patterns. During the 60’s and 70’s, the telecommunicationspublic administration used to select the technical basis of the main equipment systems,to finance and realize R&D projects jointly with local firms, to allocate them the publicpurchases. This has permitted to strengthen the local firms on the national and internationalmarkets. Since the 80’s, fusions, mergers and technological agreements traduce a concentrationprocess. Japanese and European corporations intensify their direct investments in the USmarket. The competition grows rapidly in the deregulated small equipment market. JEL Classification: L96; L52.

Keywords: Telecommunications; multinational companies; globalization; industrial policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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