01652nas a2200169 4500008004100000245008900041210006900130260001300199300001200212520100500224100002101229700002001250700002401270700002601294700002601320856013601346 2015 eng d00aA Novel Tool for Cost-Efficient Broadband Development through Infrastructure Sharing0 aNovel Tool for CostEfficient Broadband Development through Infra cJuly 6-9 a323-3283 a
Broadband is a public utility with positive effects on competitiveness, employment and growth. Although evidence shows that broadband development is increasing, this increment is not homogeneous between urban and rural areas. The main cause is the high cost for deploying next generation networks in rural areas, and especially the cost linked to civil engineering works. In order to overcome the investment challenges arising in the context of broadband deployment, the European Commission made mandatory the sharing of existing telecommunication and non-telecommunication infrastructures and facilities. This paper proposes and presents a novel tool that enables the estimation of the expected savings from exploiting existing infrastructures when deploying a broadband network. This is followed by a number of general principles and recommendations that policy makers and national authorities could embrace to diminish deployment costs and promote broadband deployment.
1 aBouras, Christos1 aDiles, Georgios1 aKokkinos, Vasileios1 aAntonis, Konstantinos1 aLoukopoulos, Leonidas uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/novel-tool-cost-efficient-broadband-development-through-infrastructure-sharing