• DocumentCode
    1806447
  • Title

    Real options valuation for planning OXC introduction

  • Author

    Verbrugge, Sofie ; De Raeve, Hendrik ; Colle, Didier ; Pickavet, Mario ; Demeester, Piet

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    Real options valuation is an investment decision technique originating from the economic world of the stock options and aimed at valuing uncertain investments. This paper uses ROV for planning OXC introduction in a European backbone.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; telecommunication network planning; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication traffic; European backbone; OXC; ROV; investment decision technique; optical cross connect; planning; real options valuation; Cost accounting; Economic indicators; Gaussian distribution; Investments; Optical fiber networks; Pricing; Remotely operated vehicles; Spine; Strategic planning; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192572
  • Filename
    1497652