Name
Title | ||
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Infrastructure Sharing and Shared Operations for Mobile Network Operators: From a Deployment and Operations View |
Abstract | ||
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The traditional and still prevailing mobile network operator (MNO) business model is based on the carrier's full ownership of the physical network assets. However, rapid and complex technology migration, regulatory requirements, and increasing capital expenditures on one side and competitive environments, saturated markets, and pressure on margins on the other side advocate a new paradigm: the focus on "critical success factors" and "key assets". Simultaneously, telecommunications equipment is commoditized. These trends are paving the way for the sharing of network infrastructure in the core and radio access networks among multiple operators. Challenges arise with regard to technical solutions to enable such business models in a multi-vendor landscape, but also in the context of the principal-agent-problem accompanying the re-allocation of assets and operational duties. This paper investigates the current technological, regulatory, and business landscape from the perspective of sharing network resources, and proposes several different approaches and technical solutions for network sharing. We introduce a model for estimating savings on capital and operating expenses, and present the results of our simulations for the various scenarios. Finally, we assess the benefits of "managed services" for the shared network case, a potentially highly attractive model to overcome some of the challenges posed by infrastructure sharing. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2008 | 10.1109/ICC.2008.419 | Beijing |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
commerce,mobile radio,radio access networks,telecommunication equipment,business model,capital expenditures,complex technology migration,critical success factors,infrastructure sharing,key assets,mobile network operators,physical network assets,principal-agent-problem,regulatory requirements,shared operations,telecommunications equipment,multiplication operator,outsourcing,civil engineering,context modeling,principal agent problem,critical success factor,resource management,radio access network,profitability,network topology,technology management | Mobile network operator,Telecommunications,Computer science,Computer network,Outsourcing,Telecommunications equipment,Network topology,Business model,Cellular network,Technology management,Capital expenditure | Conference |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
1542-1201 | 978-1-4244-2075-9 | 17 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
1.44 | 1 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Frisanco | 1 | 17 | 1.44 |
| Paul Tafertshofer | 2 | 17 | 1.44 |
| Pierre Lurin | 3 | 17 | 1.44 |
| Rachel Ang | 4 | 17 | 1.44 |