TY - JOUR T1 - Broadband Municipal Optical Networks in Greece: A Suitable Business Model JF - Journal of Telematics and Informatics, Elsevier Science Y1 - 2009 A1 - Christos Bouras A1 - Apostolos Gkamas A1 - Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos A1 - J Papagiannopoulos A1 - George Theofilopoulos AB - This paper proposes a business model for the optimal exploitation of the currently developing broadband metropolitan area networks in Greece. Having recorded and examined relevant international practices, we describe in detail the way that these networks should be managed, operated, maintained and expanded. Taking into consideration that these infrastructures will widely alter the broadband map of Greece, that Greece has currently one of the lowest broadband penetration percentages in Europe and that the proper exploitation strategy of the networks to be deployed could boost the demand for broadband connections and applications, the application of the optimal business model appears to be of vital importance. We describe the proposed business model in detail, including ways for expanding the broadband infrastructures, as well as tackling of viability issues regarding the authority responsible for managing the broadband metropolitan networks. ER - TY - Generic T1 - Business Models For Municipal Broadband Networks Y1 - 2008 A1 - Christos Bouras A1 - Apostolos Gkamas A1 - Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos A1 - George Theofilopoulos JF - Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, IDEA Group Publishing ER - TY - CONF T1 - Business Models for Broadband Municipal Optical Networks: A proposed model for the Greek case T2 - The Twelfth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, Aveiro, Portugal Y1 - 2007 A1 - Christos Bouras A1 - Apostolos Gkamas A1 - Thrasivoulos Tsiatsos A1 - J Papagiannopoulos A1 - George Theofilopoulos AB - This paper proposes an optimal business model for the successful operation of the currently developing broadband metropolitan area networks in Greece. Having recorded and examined relevant international practices, we describe in detail the way that these networks should be managed, operated, maintained and expanded. Taking into consideration that these infrastructures will alter the broadband map of Greece widely, that Greece currently has one of the lowest broadband penetration percentages in Europe and that the proper exploitation of the networks to be deployed could boost the demand for broadband connections and applications, the proposition of the optimal business model appears to be of vital importance. We present the proposed optimal business model in detail including information regarding network management and network expansion of the broadband metropolitan networks and viability issues regarding the authority which will manage the broadband metropolitan networks. JF - The Twelfth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, Aveiro, Portugal ER -