• DocumentCode
    2753107
  • Title

    Techno-economic study of optical networks

  • Author

    Casier, Koen ; Verbrugge, S. ; Mas Machuca, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ. - IBBT, Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    853
  • Lastpage
    854
  • Abstract
    Techno-economic research focusing on optical access networks traditionally looks at the upfront network installation costs. This paper additionally indicates where techno-economic research is heading and which questions it aims to answer.
  • Keywords
    economics; installation; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; optical access networks; techno-economic research; upfront network installation costs; Investments; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; business modelling; next generation optical access; optical access; techno-economic; total cost of ownership;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110826
  • Filename
    6110826