Title :
Business model for developing world municipal broadband network - a case study
Author :
Nungu, Amos ; Brown, Tyler ; Pehrson, Bjorn
Author_Institution :
Telecommun. Syst. Lab., KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
A viable business model is key for the financial and operational sustainability of community broadband network. Using the public-private-partnership approach, stakeholder analysis and the business model canvas tool, we demonstrate a business model that can guarantee financial and operational sustainability of community networks in rural developing regions. The business model has been validated in a local broadband communication network built in rural Tanzania.
Keywords :
broadband networks; business communication; financial management; community broadband network; community networks; financial sustainability; local broadband communication network; operational sustainability; public-private-partnership; rural Tanzania; rural developing regions; stakeholder analysis; viable business model; world municipal broadband network; Broadband communication; Communities; Companies; Internet; Local government; Training; Business model; Community Telecommunication Networks; Non-Governmental Organizations; Public-Private-Partnerships; financial sustainability;
Conference_Titel :
Global Information Infrastructure Symposium (GIIS), 2011
Conference_Location :
Da Nang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1262-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1260-9
DOI :
10.1109/GIIS.2011.6026715
