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Studying the Adoption of 5G and Future Networks for Social Inclusion: An Innovation Systems Transitions Perspective for Networks-as-a-Service

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Transfer, Diffusion and Adoption of Next-Generation Digital Technologies (TDIT 2023)

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This paper explores the adoption of 5G and future networks as a means of improving social inclusion. The paper outlines the cost dilemma associated with future networks (currently a barrier to the pervasive access required for social inclusion) and indicates that new business models and sector structure will need to be put forth. The authors posit that network as a service (NaaS) on shared spectrum is a viable and practical solution. Preliminary problem formulation research demonstrates that a transition to new sector structure will be met with strong resistance by incumbent mobile network operators as the sector at large have a vision of incremental change. To study how this transition will best be enabled, the phenomenon is viewed through the theoretical lens of Innovation Systems. Bergek and colleagues (2008) develop a means of examining Technology Innovation Systems (TIS) while (Geels, 2004) provides a tool to understand how innovation systems emerge and transition over time. Based on these two theories, a research framework is presented to guide future studies on this topic.

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Acknowledgment

All authors are affiliated with CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland. This manuscript was supported by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under grants 13/RC/2077\_P2, 20/FFP-P/8901 and 20/FFP-P/8901 (S1).

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland

    Galyna Otlyvanska & John Dooley

  2. The Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland

    Galyna Otlyvanska, Niall Connolly, Grace Walsh & John Dooley

  3. School of Business, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland

    Niall Connolly & Grace Walsh

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Otlyvanska, G., Connolly, N., Walsh, G., Dooley, J. (2024). Studying the Adoption of 5G and Future Networks for Social Inclusion: An Innovation Systems Transitions Perspective for Networks-as-a-Service. In: Sharma, S.K., Dwivedi, Y.K., Metri, B., Lal, B., Elbanna, A. (eds) Transfer, Diffusion and Adoption of Next-Generation Digital Technologies. TDIT 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 699. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50204-0_12

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