Many companies in the cross section of telecommunication and mobile technology engage in R&D collaborations to manage uncertainty,
create synergies and learn. While the challenges of managing individual collaborations are well documented, little is known
on how to systematically manage several R&D collaborations simultaneously. We use modern portfolio theory as an analogy to
show how companies active in mobile telecommunication manage risks and create synergies by simultaneously engaging in several
inter-firm collaborations.
Key words Portfolio theory - risk - synergy - R&D collaboration - mobile commerce
We gratefully acknowledge research funding of the Mobiconomy project at Copenhagen Business School.