Title :
Economics of broadband access technologies for rural areas
Author :
Riding, J.L. ; Ellershaw, J.C. ; Tran, A.V. ; Guan, L.J. ; Smith, Tim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We investigate the economics of rural broadband access technologies based on actual geographic information. For low bit-rates and low population density, wireless is the cheapest. For bit-rates exceeding 20 Mbit/s, PON is the lowest-cost technology.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; PON; actual geographic information; broadband access technology; fiber optics communications; passive optical networks; rural areas; Australia; Bit rate; Costs; DSL; Environmental economics; Geographic Information Systems; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Roads; Urban areas; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (999.9999) Optical access; (999.9999) Rural areas;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
