LinkedIn evolved from creating a professional network amongst colleagues to becoming an infrastructure platform for the entire professional recruitment industry.

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As a result, the European standard (GSM) fast became dominant in the mobile industry, enabling manufacturers to produce telecom infrastructure at low cost and reducing the risk for network operators and consumers to buy the new equipment.

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