Swedish mobile operators

The purpose of this thesis is to explain and analyse the co-operations that have emerged between the
Swedish mobile operators. In order to be able to fulfil this purpose, an analysis of the structural
changes within the industry for mobile operators is included. The studied co-operations are; Telia –
Tele2, Europolitan – Sense and Europolitan – HemEl. The authors have found the case study to be
the most appropriate research design for ful-filling the purpose of the thesis and a deductive
approach is chosen. The collection of primary data has primarily been performed by a large number
of in-dept interviews.
A research model has been developed that will be used for ful-filling the purpose of the thesis. The
research model will also help in guiding the reader through the thesis. The research model illustrates
how the technological development and the new regulations directly affect the structural changes
(value network) within the industry. It further illustrates how the s...