Overview of risks in multimedia broadband upgrades

Author

Stordahl, Kjell ; Elnegaard, N.K. ; Ims, Leif Aarthun ; Olsen, B.T.

Author_Institution

Telenor, Oslo, Norway

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2066

Abstract

The paper gives an overview of the risks connected to a roll out of a broadband infrastructure. Specific attention is put on market risk, competition risk, regulatory risk, technology risk and operational risk. The risk methodology developed in the ACTS projects OPTIMUM and TERA is described. The paper shows how the risk methodology can be applied for evaluation of various network architectures. The paper also presents risk and techno-economic analyses of broadband access network upgrade strategies for public network operators in a competitive environment in the residential and small business market. The effect of uncertainties in predictions of critical parameters such as demand forecasts and market shares are analysed

Keywords

broadband networks; business communication; economics; multimedia communication; research initiatives; subscriber loops; ACTS projects; OPTIMUM; TERA; broadband access network upgrade strategies; broadband infrastructure; competition risk; competitive environment; demand forecasts; market risk; market shares; multimedia broadband upgrades; network architectures; operational risk; prediction uncertainties; public network operators; regulatory risk; residential market; risk methodology; small business market; techno-economic analysis; technology risk; 3G mobile communication; Coaxial components; Copper; Costs; Delay; Investments; Petroleum; Regulators; Satellites; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1999. GLOBECOM '99

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeireo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5796-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1999.827568

Filename

827568