NDLI: Techno-economic evaluation of 3G and beyond mobile business alternatives

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Author	Har, Jarmo Kumar, K. R. Renjish Eskedal, Thor Gunnar Venturin, Rima Katsianis, Dimitris Varoutas, Dimitris
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Three business case scenarios in the context of emerging mobile access network technologies and business players have been studied and the economical results are presented. The aim is to cover some of the most interesting business alternatives in providing the new 3G and beyond services including cases where the operator may have an existing second-generation cellular network or not, and a license for the 3G UMTS network or not. The scenarios have been analyzed in different Western European country groups that are not exactly representative of any defined country, but rather share typical demographic characteristics. Investments and operational expenditures are identified and the results show how diverse business models and technologies lead to different revenue, cost, and profitability profiles. The business case scenarios include incumbent’s 3G evolution with UMTS compared to an alternative 3G technology deployment with mobile WiMAX, new entrant’s UMTS deployment business case, and a greenfield CDMA450 deployment business case.
Starting Page	5
Ending Page	23
Page Count	19
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13859587
Journal	NETNOMICS: Economic Research and Electronic Networking
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15737071
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2008-10-01
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	3G Business models CDMA450 EDGE UMTS WiMAX Economic Growth Business Information Systems Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory Economic Theory
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Networks and Communications Economics and Econometrics Information Systems

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