Quest for wireless horizon -- Globalization drivers -- Globalization of technology innovation -- Network operators : from national monopolies to market liberalization -- The pre-cellular era : from Marconi to U.S. leadership -- The 1G era : rise and decline of U.S. leadership -- The 2G era : Euro-Nordic pioneers -- The 3G era : Japan's service innovation -- The future : the China card -- Industry catalysts : from equipment manufactures to enablers -- Motorola : the failure of success -- L.M. Ericsson : the switching giant -- Nokia's translocal gamble -- Qualcomm : redefining the rules -- From "board stuffers" to electronic manufacturing services -- Mobile vision -- IT vision -- Geography, strategy, and globalization.