01590nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245009400055210006900149260004200218300001000260490000600270520087400276653001101150653001601161653002101177653001501198653002301213653002001236653002101256100001701277700001801294856003601312       2014                        eng d  a1927-032100aMobile Convergence and Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Innovative Products and Services0 aMobile Convergence and Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Innovat  aOttawabTalent First Networkc06/2014  a14-210 v43 aOur research on 2012 and 2013 Canadian wireless service pricing indicates that data was underpriced relative to traditional voice and text messaging services. Such a situation, while potentially disadvantaging consumers of traditional mobile services, created a market that favoured competitors pursuing innovative uses of mobile data. Although more competitive pressures in the telecommunications market would provide broader benefits to Canadian consumers and facilitate greater innovation in related services, a favorable pricing differential vis-à-vis data transmission provides useful incentives. Even with recent changes to the pricing of mobile services in Canada, we should expect continued development of services that substitute data for voice and text messaging, particularly for international communications, as well as more innovative uses of mobile data.10aCanada10acompetition10aentrepreneurship10ainnovation10amobile convergence10amobile services10awireless pricing1 aMoretz, Jeff1 aSurti, Chirag  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/800