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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.


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TL;DR: A new DCN model, based on dial‐up, is developed, which is easily available and meets the QoS requirements of a telecom network at an affordable cost and is implemented in corDECT networks.
Abstract: The backbone networking infrastructure of rural telecom networks is often costly and is of limited bandwidth The availability of connectivity such as DSL or leased lines is scarce In order to keep operational costs low, these rural telecom networks are often kept unmanned and are managed from a centralized network management station (NMS) This often requires a low-cost, efficient and reliable data communication network (DCN) between the rural telecom equipment and the central NMS The conventional DCN used for telecom management consists either of leased lines or Internet connectivity These are often costly and not freely available in rural areas We have developed a new DCN model, based on dial-up, which is easily available Using mathematical models and measurements we show that this DCN meets the QoS requirements of a telecom network at an affordable cost We have implemented this DCN in corDECT networks This is in use in India and Tunisia, and is under implementation in other similar countries

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TL;DR: The impact of information technology on rural areas was started in 1998 in Pondicherry in South India with support from the International Development Research Centre Canada as mentioned in this paper, and the objectives of this project are: a) setting up telecenters that enable rural families to access modern information and communication technologies; b) training educated youth especially women in rural areas in operating information shops; and c) building model in information dissemination and exchange using an appropriate blend of modern and existing channels of communication.
Abstract: The project Impact of Information Technology on Rural Areas was started in 1998 in Pondicherry in South India with support from the International Development Research Centre Canada. Pondicherry was chosen because of certain initial advantages: an accessible government and reasonable telecom infrastructure. The level of poverty is high in rural areas. About 21% of the families have an income of less than US$ 1 per day. An earlier program of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation for community asset building based on biological technologies is fully operational in this region and the ICT project is expected to complement this program. The objectives of this project are: a) setting up telecenters that enable rural families to access modern information and communication technologies; b) training educated youth especially women in rural areas in operating information shops; and c) building model in information dissemination and exchange in rural areas using an appropriate blend of modern and existing channels of communication. (excerpt)

2 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
06 Jan 2003
TL;DR: Preliminary tests with the systems dynamics methodology are reported using subscriber growth data for the Indian cellular industry over a period of twenty-one quarters to demonstrate the model's potential as a decision support tool for service providers and policy makers.
Abstract: The cellular industry all over the world has been witnessing very high growth rates in subscriber base in recent years. For developing countries in particular, cellular services are becoming a very significant proportion of the overall telecom infrastructure. The mechanics of competition within this market involve complex feedback effects between individual service providers and with their operating environment, and these forces play an important role in governing the growth of this industry. In this paper, we use the systems dynamics methodology to develop an initial model of cellular service provision within the duopoly market structure. We report preliminary tests with the model using subscriber growth data for the Indian cellular industry over a period of twenty-one quarters. Sensitivity analysis test demonstrate the model's potential as a decision support tool for service providers and policy makers.

2 citations

01 Nov 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the consequences of a particular regulatory intervention to encourage or prevent infrastructure sharing in a case-by-case basis taking into account dynamic aspects such as innovation and future investment incentives.
Abstract: In developing countries, governments know the importance of broadband for development and promoting broadband as a way to boost knowledge in society has now entered the political agenda. Infrastructure sharing is one of the main trends in broadband infrastructure deployment. In developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a trend for governments to back infrastructure sharing projects as a way to reduce costs in network deployments, expand coverage, reduce the rural-urban digital divide, and accelerate broadband take-up. Traditional infrastructure sharing models, such as regulated access to the so-called last-mile network or site sharing agreements among mobile operators, have given way in recent times to new designs. The mutualization model, where a common facility is operated by all market participants, and the cooperative model, where the telecommunication infrastructure is housed or jointly constructed with other linear infrastructures, is the two most popular designs. A regulatory intervention that favors infrastructure sharing can lessen a specific market problem - such as the existence of entry barriers in the access network - but it can create complications to the future market development or distort the functioning of an adjacent one. The consequences of a particular regulatory intervention to encourage or prevent sharing must be analyzed on a case by case basis taking into account dynamic aspects such as innovation and future investment incentives.

2 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
13 Dec 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the authors trace the state's motivation to restructure telecom policy between India's independence and 1999, by which time the core objective of the telecom policy had become the availability of affordable and effective communications for citizens.
Abstract: The telecom sector has been an important actor in the Indian state's policies for 'development.' However, the nature of the linkage between telecom and development, as well as the role of the state in this process, have changed over time. How did Indian telecom policy, with its focus on telecom production for development and its dismissal of access to telecom as a luxury up until the 1980s, become an advocate for telecom access for development by the late 1990s? Using policy documents and an analysis of secondary literature, I trace the state's motivation to restructure telecom policy between India's independence and 1999, by which time the core objective of the telecom policy had become the "availability of affordable and effective communications for citizens." I argue that motivation alone is not enough to bring about policy change. Since the state had to negotiate with diverse interest groups both within and outside the state, and also maintain its own legitimacy, the state's motivation had to be backed with state capacity and political opportunity before it could restructure telecom policy. Pushing further at this framework of policy change, I suggest that motivation, capacity, and political opportunity are determined not just by material conditions but as crucially by ideological constructs and discourses.

2 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
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202242
20218
20204
20197
20186