The Accidental Accomplishment of Little Smart: Understanding the Emergence of a Working Class ICT

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The Accidental Accomplishment of Little Smart: Understanding the Emergence of a Working Class ICT Jack Linchuan Qiu The Chinese University of Hong Kong October 7, 2005

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The Accidental Accomplishment of Little Smart: Understanding the

Emergence of a Working Class ICT

Jack Linchuan Qiu

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

October 7, 2005

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Figure 1. The growth of Little Smart subscribers in China, 1999-2005 (million)

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Figure 2. Annual growth rates of Little Smart subscription and regular mobile subscription in China, 1990-2004

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Figure 3 UTStarcom annual net sales revenue

(million USD)

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Public/Private

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Figure 4. The declining profitability of UTStarcom, 2002-2004