IK2514 Wireless Infrastructure Deployment & Economics 7.5 credits
This course has been discontinued.
Last planned examination: Spring 2022
Decision to discontinue this course:
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Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Introduction to tele-economics;
- Market structure, type of actors and business relations at telecom markets.
- Telecom regulation and type of regulated markets and services.
- History of mobile communication (phases, technology, standardization).
Spectrum regulation
- Spectrum Management Regimes (Licensed/Unlicensed - market/command&control).
- Market based spectrum allocation: spectrum auctions.
- Dynamic/opportunistic/"White Space" spectrum access.
Wireless Broadband Network dimensioning and deployment
- Deployment strategies and dimensioning principles, demand, spectrum and capacity aspects
- Cost structure of telecom and broadband networks, operator examples
- Capital & operational expenditure (CAPEX & OPEX), Net present value, price erosion
Mobile operator business
- Overview and pricing of mobile services, charging and billing, subscriptions
- Mobile Service Regulation, Mobile operator competition and strategic planning
- Financing, investments and risk, revenue streams, willingness to pay, decision making factors.
Intended learning outcomes
The course will enable the students to describe, design and analyze wireless systems not only from a pure technical functionality and performance perspective but also taking into account the architetcure, deployment, operation, service delivery, market, cost structure and revenue aspects.
The objective of the course is that the students should be able to:
- describe and analyze telecom markets in terms of services, market segments and market actors
- describe basic regulatory tools and the impact on competition & pricing
- make a network design given demand, dimensioning principles, cost and performance figures
- model and analyze the cost structure of an operators infrastructure and service delivery chain
- use business modeling concepts to analyze operator markets, services offers and value networks.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
- IK2510 Wireless Networks
- documented proficiency in English B or equivalent.
Recommended prerequisites
IK2500 Radio Communication Basic Course
IK2510 Wireless Networks
Equipment
Literature
- Anteckningar
- Forskningsartiklar och utdelat material
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
- TEN1 - Written Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
- Homeworks INL1 3,0 HEC (P/F)
- Lab on Operator business LAB1 1,5 HEC (P/F)
- Small project including report and presentation PRO1 3,0 HEC (A-F)
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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Supplementary information
In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see: http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.
Course material: Course notes and journal articles