Modeling Complex Telecom Investments: A System of Systems Approach

Author

Tsilipanos, Kosmas ; Neokosmidis, Ioannis ; Varoutas, Dimitris

Author_Institution

Fac. of Inf. & Telecommun., Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece

Volume

62

Issue

4

fYear

2015

Firstpage

631

Lastpage

642

Abstract

This paper presents a complex telecom investment problem analysis using system of systems concepts. This is necessary due to problem´s multidimensional nature with several interdependences, and the presence of uncertainty and competition. A genetic algorithm is implemented in MATLAB in order to optimize the objective function (operator´s profitability) of the formulated nonlinear programming problem. This approach is capable of providing optimal policies (regarding, e.g., services pricing, inception of investment, or revenues reinvestment) in a competitive market helping future investors in decision making by using various emulated strategic plans as reference.

Keywords

decision making; genetic algorithms; government policies; investment; nonlinear programming; pricing; profitability; strategic planning; telecommunication services; MATLAB; competitive market; complex telecom investment problem analysis; decision making; future investors; genetic algorithm; nonlinear programming problem; operator profitability; optimal policies; problem multidimensional nature; revenues reinvestment; service pricing; strategic plans; system of systems approach; Europe; Genetic algorithms; Investment; Optimization; Pricing; System of systems; Telecommunications; Genetic algorithms (GAs); investment; nonlinear programming problem; optimization; policy; system of systems; techno-economic; telecommunications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEM.2015.2476840

Filename

7275124