Studies on modern telecommunications planning: Technoeconomical considerations and environmental issues

• Main Author: Baeza, Daniel Michael
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2000
• Subjects: Algorithms; Business costs; Business to business commerce; Cables; Commerce-Business; Communications networks; Copyright; Cost recovery; Economics; Electrical engineering; Environmental science; Infrastructure; Internet Protocol; Literature reviews; Modems; Multimedia; Operating companies; Packet switched networks; Regression analysis; Studies; Technological planning; Technology; Telecommunications industry; Traffic congestion; Wave division multiplexing; Wireless networks
• ISBN: 0599953128; 9780599953123

The research addressed and presented in this dissertation can be placed within the broad scope of telecommunications technoeconomics. The relevant efforts include the subject-matter of identifying the issues posed by emerging technologies, related revenue considerations and environmental issues in modern telecommunications practice specific to service providers' perspectives. The topic-wise problems studied and analyzed are as follows: (1) A comprehensive portrayal of managerial concerns and considerations on the technoeconomical perspectives vis-à-vis modern telecommunications; (2) Relevant analytical studies pertinent to: (1) “Greenfield starts” in a fresh, telecommunications deployment in a virgin service zone; (2) Embedded architectures; (3) Technology enhancements; (4) Environmental issues. The greenfield effort is analyzed to portray the feasibility of achieving technoeconomically optimal alternative designs. The embedded architecture refers to the prevailing infrastructure and their optimal usage is indicated via an arbitrated traffic-sharing technique. Concerning technology enhancements, “all-optical” technology is indicated as the ultimate goal. However, in the interim period, the optimal use of transitory technology such xDSL, MPLS, and others, is suggested and studied. Lastly, the environmental implications that coexist with technoeconomical impacts on modern telecommunications deployment are analyzed.