Title :
Broadband business for new entrants A techno-economic analysis for utility based firms
Author :
Angelou, Georgios ; Economides, Anastasios A.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Syst. Dept., Univ. of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
This study provides a model for analyzing the new perspectives for investors in the broadband business field. It integrates real options, SWOT analysis and fuzzy logic into a decision analysis framework for formulating and evaluating such business opportunities. Finally, we discuss a real case study in the specific business field showing how the model can be formulated and solved.
Keywords :
broadband networks; economics; fuzzy logic; investment; telecommunication industry; SWOT analysis; broadband business; decision analysis; fuzzy logic; investors; techno-economic analysis; utility based firms; Broadband communication; Fuzzy logic; Investments; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Broadband communications; Business model; Fiber optics networks; Fuzzy logic; Real options; SWOT analysis; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Internet and Media Techno Economics (CTTE), 2010 9th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ghent
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7988-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7986-3
DOI :
10.1109/CTTE.2010.5557718
