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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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24 May 2022
TL;DR: This paper presents a consortium blockchain based architecture to address the problem of UCC in India and believes that the approach can be generalized to adopt blockchain based solutions to improve regulatory processes in other contexts and countries.
Abstract: The use of blockchain in regulatory ecosystems is a promising approach to address challenges of compliance among mutually untrusted entities. In this work, we consider applications of blockchain technologies in telecom regulations. In particular, we address growing concerns around Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC aka. spam) sent through text messages (SMS) and phone calls in India. Despite several regulatory measures taken to curb the menace of spam it continues to be a nuisance to subscribers while posing challenges to telecom operators and regulators alike. In this paper, we present a consortium blockchain based architecture to address the problem of UCC in India. Our solution improves subscriber experiences, improves the efficiency of regulatory processes while also positively impacting all stakeholders in the telecom ecosystem. Unlike previous approaches to the problem of UCC, which are all ex-post, our approach to adherence to the regulations is ex-ante. The proposal described in this paper is a primary contributor to the revision of regulations concerning UCC and spam by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The new regulations published in July 2018 were first of a kind in the world and amended the 2010 Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation (TCCCPR), through mandating the use of a blockchain/distributed ledgers in addressing the UCC problem. In this paper, we provide a holistic account of of the projects’ evolution from (1) its design and strategy, to (2) regulatory and policy action, (3) country wide implementation and deployment, and (4) evaluation and impact of the work. While the scope of the work presented in this paper is in the context of the UCC problem in India, we believe that the approach can be generalized to adopt blockchain based solutions to improve regulatory processes in other contexts and countries. We hope this account will serve as a useful case study for the stakeholders of the telecommunications ecosystem and regulators, and motivate countries across the world facing similar challenges to consider the viability of the technology, be convinced to establish it, continue efforts at addressing active research challenges, and scale the technology from our experiences.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the regulatory processes of privatization of telecom services in these countries and the consequences of these on the telecom firms broadly and on the sector as a whole and concluded that although both in Brazil and India, the objective of the telecom regulatory policies was to bring in privatization and competition, the variations in models followed by the two countries had led to sectoral outcomes that are very different.
Abstract: Apart from being BRIC countries, what India and Brazil have in common is a large service sector that contributes significantly to the GDP. The service sector contributed 66% to the Brazilian GDP and 59% to the Indian GDP in 2010. Telecommunication services are a significant part of it in both the countries. This paper compares the regulatory processes of privatization of telecom services in these countries and the consequences of these on the telecom firms broadly and on the sector as a whole. Indian companies, facing harsh competition and having refined their business models to compete in this environment acquired the necessary expertise to foray abroad, opportunistically building their businesses. The highly competitive regulatory policies in India, led to the emergence of innovative business models and creation of large domestic companies both in services and infrastructure segment and consequently acquiring the necessary expertise to foray abroad. Brazilian regulatory policies focused on financially sound business and were open to investment by operators in other countries. Facing difficult domestic situation, the operators from Europe saw the Brazilian market as a growth opportunity. The paper concludes that although both in Brazil and India, the objective of the telecom regulatory policies was to bring in privatization and competition, the variations in models followed by the two countries had led to sectoral outcomes that are very different. Brazilian telecom sector had shown higher penetration, both for telecom services in general and broadband in particular but domestic companies, other than one, which too was recently partially acquired by Portugal Telecom, have not emerged. Phased and controlled FDI in India combined with the hyper competitive scenario has led to the emergence of Indian telecom firms that have become significant global players.
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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the factors influencing mobile telecom services access and usage in Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana by addressing the following question: What are the main factors that influence the access and use of mobile telephone services?
Abstract: The study sought to investigate the factors influencing mobile telecom services access and usage in Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana by addressing the following question: What are the main factors that influence the access and usage of mobile telephone services? Primary data were collected from 200 subscribers and non-subscribers of mobile telecom services. The logit model was employed to identify the factors influencing mobile telecommunication services access. The results of the study showed that the probability that an individual will subscribe to a mobile telecom is dependent on income, price of mobile service, employment and education. It is recommended that a mobile number portability system should be introduced in the mobile telecom industry to reduce the lock-in effect currently prevailing in the industry. Also, efforts should be made to provide employment opportunities to individuals to enable them use more mobile telecom services.
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TL;DR: ElasticNFV is introduced, a SDN-based NFV orchestrator capable of performing load balancing in an application oblivious way and performance analysis results confirm the potential of ElasticNFV to adequately address current telecom infrastructure needs.
Abstract: Information is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our society and the underlying network infrastructure must provide a flexible and efficient way to cope with ever growing demands. The challenge to provide telecom infrastructure with high quality of service levels, competitive cost and low environmental impact requires new technologies and approaches. SDN and NFV technologies emerge as a solution to these demands, shown new ways to implement dynamic and elastic network services. This paper introduces ElasticNFV, a SDN-based NFV orchestrator capable of performing load balancing in an application oblivious way. Performance analysis results confirm the potential of ElasticNFV to adequately address current telecom infrastructure needs.
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TL;DR: While the drafted Third Recommendation makes a reasonable assessment for most telecom markets, it may not have appropriately addressed markets such as retail fixed access, wholesale call origination, wholesale fixed and mobile call termination, wholesale high-quality access, and wholesale broadcasting transmission.
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