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IK2514 Wireless Infrastructure Deployment & Economics 7.5 credits

Dimensionering och ekonomi för trådlösa bredbandsnät

Scope

The course focuses on business and technical aspectes of wireless mobile infrastructures

Objectives

After the course the students should be able to:

- describe and analyze telecom markets in terms of services, segments, actors and relations

- make a network design given demand, dimensioning principles, cost and performance figures

- model and analyze the cost structure of the infrastructure of an operator

- use business modeling and value chain concepts in order to analyze service concepts

Approach

Since the course covers a multitude of architectures, concepts, methods and tools within both wireless technology as well as areas of economics and business, a very strong focus is put on “learning by doing.  The course includes a large number of concepts, aspects etc, that each may not be so complex or difficult to understand, but the combination of all aspects leads to a very high degree of complexity. Hence, each part of the course ends with an individual homework

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    D

  • Subject area

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 TCOMM for programme students

Autumn 13 TCOMM for programme students

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

Course main content

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

Eligibility

IK2510 Wireless Networks

documented proficiency in English B or equivalent.

Prerequisites

IK2500 Radio Communication Basic Course

IK2510 Wireless Networks

Literature

- Course notes

- Research articles & Selected book chapters TBD

Examination

  • LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 1.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Written Assignment, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Homeworks INL1 3 HEC PF

Lab on Operator business LAB1 1,5 HEC PF

Small project including report and presentation PRO1 3 HEC AF

Offered by

ICT/Communication: Services and Infrastructures

Contact

Jan Markendahl, janmar@kth.se

Examiner

Jan I Markendahl <janmar@kth.se>

Supplementary information

Course material:  Course notes and journal articles

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 10.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.