Telecom infrastructure sharing

About: Telecom infrastructure sharing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 442 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2727 citations.

Telecom Regulatory & Policy Environment in Pakistan: Results of the 2008 TRE Survey

Abstract: Pakistan is the world’s third fastest growing telecommunications market, adding on an average two million cellular subscribers per month, following India which is the world’s fastest growing mobile services market, adding on an average more than 8 million subscribers per month. However, Pakistan as of June 2008 had a total of 58.9% access paths/100 people compared to 29.08 in India. The South Asian region as whole offers a fertile ground for the growth of telecommunications. The telecom infrastructure in Pakistan is improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments in the fixed-line and mobile networks. The mobile subscriber base has skyrocketed, reaching 88 million in June 2008, up from only about 300,000 in 2000, 12.7 million in 2005 and 34.5 million in 2006. Optical fibre systems are being constructed throughout the country to aid the growth of network. Today network coverage is available to almost 90% of the total population. Tariffs have been driven down to one of the lowest levels in the world. Driven by lowest tariffs, maximum coverage, and relatively better quality the Pakistan mobile market has maintained rapid growth. The mobile market is now working on sustaining the boom that hit Pakistan 2 years back and is now working on adding Value Added Services to increase customer satisfaction. The telecom sector as a whole grew by 80% during the year 2007 compared to the average growth rate of 100% in the pervious four years. The TRE survey measures informed stakeholders’ perceptions about the regulatory and policy environment with regard to the telecom sector in a given country. The current (2008) TRE survey is the second in a series. The first survey was conducted in July 2006 by LIRNEasia in five emerging Asian countries, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines using six dimensions: i) market entry; ii) access to scarce resources; iii) interconnection; iv) tariff regulation; v) anti-competitive practices; and vi) universal services, for the fixed and mobile sectors. In the 2008 survey, a seventh dimension dealing with the “quality of service” was added, and the survey was conducted for the broadband sector in addition to fixed and mobile sectors, in 8 countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Thailand, and the Philippines.

A case study: establishing redundant access networks in the telecommunication sector of a developing country

Abstract: This paper presents a case study on establishing redundant access networks in the telecommunication sector of a developing country. For this work, we have analysed the conditions of Bangladesh as Bangladesh can be considered as an ideal model among many developing countries for such type of study. We first present the conditions of existing access networks in Bangladesh. Then we compare different access networks in the telecommunications sector and predict the demand for various telecommunication services; such as voice, data, internet, etc. We also design some possible redundant optical access networks considering some important parameters. Though the economic benefits of having a reliable telecommunication infrastructure are numerous, at present Bangladesh is lagging behind in the deployment of appropriate telecom infrastructure and video and multi-service facilities. For this reason, some basic technical and socio-economic problems of access network are identified and some recommendations are made considering the prevailing situations. This work may also be useful for working on similar cases in other developing countries like Bangladesh.

Public private partnerships and next generation networks

Abstract: This section discusses the possible role of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the development of infrastructure for Next Generation Networks. The focus is on the developing countries perspective. Case studies describe the African approach in using PPP to fund telecom infrastructure development in rural areas.

Telecommunications Network Management

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