Title :
Investigation of Cost Reductions through Synergy Effects when Deploying Commercial WANs
Author :
Nielsen, Rasmus Hjorth ; Jensen, Michael ; Madsen, Ole Brun
Author_Institution :
Center for TeleInFrastruktur, Aalborg Univ.
Abstract :
The incitement for this paper is the increasing considerations related to ICT´s growing role in society. This paper contributes with an investigation of the cost reductions possible because of synergy effects in the deployment of WANs for commercial companies. An analysis of the current utilization and development in the use of ICT determines the need for a new ICT-infrastructure. A sample of usage groups and scenarios is used to estimate the cost of the deployment. From the results it is concluded that a substantial cost reduction is possible if obtaining the full effect of the synergies. Redundancy is briefly discussed and it is concluded that the relative reduction in cost is increased
Keywords :
business communication; computer network reliability; cost reduction; redundancy; telecommunication network planning; wide area networks; WAN; commercial companies; cost reductions; redundancy; synergy effects; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Business; Communication cables; Companies; Costs; Electric breakdown; Internet; Technology planning; Wide area networks; Communication Network Planning; Deployment Cost & Synergies; ICT-infrastructure; Next Generation Network Technologies; Redundancy;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Communication Technology, 2006. ICACT 2006. The 8th International Conference
Conference_Location :
Phoenix Park
Print_ISBN :
89-5519-129-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICACT.2006.206428
