Title :
The impact of inter-platform competition on the economic viability of municipal fiber networks
Author :
Tahon, Mathieu ; Van der Wee, Marlies ; Verbrugge, Sofie ; Colle, Didier ; Pickavet, Mario
Author_Institution :
IBCN-INTEC, Ghent Univ. - iMinds, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Local authorities investing in fiber broadband networks must meet the market investor principle. We apply a game theoretic approach to model the impact of inter-platform competition on the viability of the fiber business case.
Keywords :
broadband networks; game theory; optical fibre networks; fiber broadband networks; game theoretic approach; interplatform competition; municipal fiber networks; Broadband communication; Business; Copper; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1G.3
