Wireless communications in South-Eastern Europe: Opportunities and challenges

This paper deals with analyses of electronic, and especially wireless, communications in the region of South-Eastern Europe. Taking into account the so called enlargement countries, being at various stages of their EU integration, it is shown that the electronic communications market represents a key factor enabling their overall development and reforms. Since wireless communications are making majority of the revenues and investments in the whole sector, detailed description of this segment is given. Based on that, opportunities for future deployments of next generation wireless communications systems are identified. Additionally, challenges, related mainly with the EU integration process, are recognized.