The objective of this study is to develop a new approach for pre-launch forecasting of the highspeed broadband diffusion among European community countries. However, producing such forecasts is a complex and challenging task mainly provided that past time series data concerning the relative...

The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) business case described hereafter, is based on 3G business cases, particularly regarding the technical infrastructure, but the 2,5G underlying infrastructure as an initial step is also taken into account. Following the definition of appropriate service...

This paper analyses the financial impact of the deployment and operation of the UMTS networks on Greek mobile operators. A Greek incumbent operator with market share 30% throughout the ten-year period of the study has been examined. The methodology and the tool developed in ACTS-TERA and...

This paper presents a techno-economic evaluation of 3G roll-out scenarios in two typical European countries with contrasting profiles, analyzing both the incumbent and newcomers business cases. The analysis is based on a techno-economic methodology developed within ACTS-TERA project. Market and...