01665nas a2200169   4500008004100000245008900041210006900130260001300199300001200212520100500224100002101229700002001250700002401270700002601294700002601320856014901346       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<p class="rtejustify">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.</p>
1 aBouras, Christos1 aDiles, Georgios1 aKokkinos, Vasileios1 aAntonis, Konstantinos1 aLoukopoulos, Leonidas  uhttps://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/novel-tool-cost-efficient-broadband-development-through-infrastructure-sharing?language=el01620nas a2200169   4500008004100000245006600041210006600107300001000173490000700183520101100190100002101201700002601222700002001248700002401268700002601292856013201318       2014                        eng d00aEconomic Broadband Development through Infrastructure Sharing0 aEconomic Broadband Development through Infrastructure Sharing  a21-420 v103 a<p class="rtejustify">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 factor 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 manuscript 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.</p>
1 aBouras, Christos1 aAntonis, Konstantinos1 aDiles, Georgios1 aKokkinos, Vasileios1 aLoukopoulos, Leonidas  uhttps://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/economic-broadband-development-through-infrastructure-sharing?language=el