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Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures

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Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures. / Corliano, Gabriele; Edwards, Christopher; Race, Nicholas.
2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). New York: IEEE, 2012. p. 2840-2845 (IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom)).

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Corliano, G, Edwards, C & Race, N 2012, Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures. in 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom), IEEE, New York, pp. 2840-2845, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Canada, 3/12/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2012.6503547

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Corliano, G., Edwards, C., & Race, N. (2012). Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures. In 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) (pp. 2840-2845). (IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom)). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2012.6503547

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Corliano G, Edwards C, Race N. Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures. In 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). New York: IEEE. 2012. p. 2840-2845. (IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom)). doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2012.6503547

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Corliano, Gabriele ; Edwards, Christopher ; Race, Nicholas. / Evaluation of the socio-economic implications of contractual mobility in roaming architectures. 2012 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). New York : IEEE, 2012. pp. 2840-2845 (IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom)).

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