Name: Edwin Thungari Macpal

Student ID: 1935510219

Summary
Hoffman (2012) describes that telecommunication companies are a growing industry in
developing countries, and further explains how this particular industry thrives and possibly
competes with some more rooted telecommunication companies from the west.

Quotation
According to Hoffman, telecommunication companies grow from the increasing mobile
devices ownership by mid to low-income individuals in the developing world: ‘As a result,
mobile phone operators have emerged in Africa, India, and other parts of Asia that are larger
and more flexible than Western companies, and which have grown by catering for poorer
customers, being therefore well-placed to expand down market.’ (2012: 88).

Summary and Quotation

Hoffman (2012) describes that telecommunication operators are a growing business in the
developing world, even more, there are companies from these developing countries that have
managed to compete with more rooted companies from the West: ‘In addition, Chinese phone
makers have successfully challenged the established Western companies in terms of quality
as well as innovation.’ (2012: 88);