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Broadband access technologies evaluation tool (BATET)

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Resumo:The goal of this paper is to identify all the essential costs of building broadband access networks, and then to perform a comparison of different technologies in various scenarios. Different market segments (Scenarios) have different geographical characteristics and will require different amounts of access bandwidth. These different market segments will be served by alternative access technologies that minimize overall costs. In order to do this, we have developed a model framework and a evaluation tool. To measure the attractiveness of the several broadband access technologies, the proposal tool compares the costs, revenues, NPV, IRR, payback periods, etc. for three scenarios. The paper presents a techno-economic analysis of eight broadband technologies for access networks: digital subscriber line (DSL), hybrid fiber coax (HFC), power line communications (PLC), fiber to the home (FTTH), fiber to the curb (FTTC), fiber to the cabinet (FTTCab), and wireless alternatives such as WiMAX and satellite.
Autores principais:Pereira, João Paulo
Outros Autores:Pires, José Adriano
Assunto:Access networks Broadband access technologies Cost model
Ano:2007
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB
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Resumo:The goal of this paper is to identify all the essential costs of building broadband access networks, and then to perform a comparison of different technologies in various scenarios. Different market segments (Scenarios) have different geographical characteristics and will require different amounts of access bandwidth. These different market segments will be served by alternative access technologies that minimize overall costs. In order to do this, we have developed a model framework and a evaluation tool. To measure the attractiveness of the several broadband access technologies, the proposal tool compares the costs, revenues, NPV, IRR, payback periods, etc. for three scenarios. The paper presents a techno-economic analysis of eight broadband technologies for access networks: digital subscriber line (DSL), hybrid fiber coax (HFC), power line communications (PLC), fiber to the home (FTTH), fiber to the curb (FTTC), fiber to the cabinet (FTTCab), and wireless alternatives such as WiMAX and satellite.