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The lecture will give an overview of the telecom market, explore the market structure and how the market is developing. Based on market data for Sweden issues about competition, profitability, value chain will be discussed. Is the telecom market developing towards a utility market where traditional telecom services are outdated as the market of today is characterised by apps and OTT? Go through the slide pack ahead of the lecture in order to be familiar with some of the concepts that will be discussed. Presentation: Intro to telecom markets - From monopoly to oligopoly, de-regulation, liberalisation.

The lecture consists of two parts. The first address issues about regulation of electronic communication. If regulation is the answer what is then the question? Compare with other areas such as regulation for road, air and rail traffic as there are factors that make regulation essential in order for the market to function. Issues about the regulator will be discussed and two key concepts are ex ante and ex post. The second part of the lecture will focus on spectrum. Issues that will be addressed concerning spectrum are allocation, management, policy, valuation and effect on investments. Slides Telecom regulation and spectrum

10-11; Ashraf Widaa;

Differences In Spectrum Regulation Between Developed and Developing Markets, Slides

11- 12;  Jan Markendahl;
Comparison of Sweden 2000 and 2010, slides
Examples of exam problems
Telecom markets and interconnection
Network sharing

Lecture notes from Johan Rydberg:

Johan Rydberg.pdf

This day there are two parts

1. General feedback (by Jan) on HW1 and hints for presentation November 16;10.15-11.00
slides with comments

2. Guest lecture on Net Neutrality by Johan Rydberg from PTS; 11.15-12.00

 About the lecture: 
Net Neutrality, the principle of equal treatment of traffic over the internet, has become an increasingly important topic as the internet has evolved into the primary mean for end users to access and use electronic content and services. As content over the internet has started to replace the use of traditional communication services, the business models of telecom operators have become threatened.
The main concern is that network operators may have incentives to try to use their position as “gate keeper” to the internet to reclaim or tap into some of the revenue that is now being collected by content providers. This could be done through traffic management, where different quality of service (QoS) is applied depending on what content is transmitted (and what the content provider is prepared to pay). Indeed, recent techniques and network equipment offers the potential to discriminate internet traffic in a very sophisticated way. The principle of Net Neutrality has thus become a topic that has been frequently debated in recent years and is now being legislated in both the US as well as the EU. There is a strong political will to keep the internet open.

About Johan:
Master of Science in Business and Commercial Law from Linköpings University and European Master of Law and Economics from Université Aix-Marseille III.
Has worked at PTS in several different positions since 2008 and with net neutrality since 2010. Working today as international affairs advisor at the competition department and is representing PTS in the European regulator group (BEREC) that is presently engaged with drafting guide-lines for the implementation of the new regulation.

The first part of the lecture will focus on investment and risk in relation to wireless infrastructure. There is a difference between systematic and unsystematic risks as the former can not be diversified away as it is part of the economy as a whole while the latter is specific to projects or businesses with factors such as currency, demand and technology. There is various way to measure and reduce risk which will be addressed. Investments in the deployment of 3G will be discussed in order to analyse a market development and how it influence business decisions. Slides Investments and risk

The second part of the lecture will establish the financial toolbox, which consists of ten concepts that are essential for telecom operators. Go through the slide pack ahead of the lecture in order to be prepared to use the different concepts in the toolbox on various examples which will deepen your understanding of the mobile operator business and improve your analytical capability. Slides A toolbox for financial analysis

Lecture i cancelled

Rescheduling will be presented on the course web

Review groups for Home Work 2:

Grupp 1. Estonia, Netherlands, Kenya

Grupp 2. Norway, Australia, Austria

Grupp 3. Finland, Germany, Egypt

Grupp 4. Denmark, France, Ireland, Sudan

Growth Codes – How Frontrunners Monetize Data

ON THE PULSE OF THE NETWORKED SOCIETY

Greger Blennerud
Head of Marketing, Mobile Broadband

Slides:
Stockholm 20151126 KTH.pdf

• Network dimensioning and cost structure analysis
• Lecture on HW3 thinking
• Introduce the HW3 task

Slides from today:

Network dimensioning and cost structure analysis+Introduction to HW3

For HW3 description and tasks, check the following link:

https://www.kth.se/social/course/IK2514/subgroup/ht-2015-50514/page/home-work-3/

• HW3
  
  
  
  • more material based on today's lecture: Cellular network dimensioning
  
  
  
  


• MOB game introduction
  
  
  
  • Slides from today: Introduction to MOB game
  
  
  • For detailed info, check the following link: 2015 - MOB game page
  
  
  
  


• Head of marketing David Bergstedt, Tele2 Tele2 - a competitive player in M2M/IoT
  
  David is heading up the Marketing team for Internet of Things/Machine-to-Machine as a part of the Tele2 Group. He was part of starting up Tele2’s engagement in M2M and IoT in 2011, and have since strongly contributed in establishing Tele2 as a leading player in the space. David is approaching 20 years’ in the telecommunication industry, working in various managerial positions in mobile operators, telecom vendors and as a management consultant. The last six years he has worked for Tele2. His specialties include project management, business development and operational management. He has an B.Sc in Industrial Economy with focus on Logistics and Marketing.
  Tele2 M2M presentation 1 dec.pdf

Students should send in final version of HW2 by December 4th, 12:00.

• Oral presentation of HW2
• Some HW3 examples and clarifications

we will see - the NOC: networks operation center - a base station site with equipment and antennas we will learn about the network planning process and the network deployment strategies

+ We will meet at 9:30 AM on next Friday (4th of December) in front of the class room ka-204.

+ The scheduled study visit to Tele-2 will start at 10:00 AM ( However we need  to be at the Tele-2 reception latest 9.45 AM to pick up badges etc.).

+ Tele-2 address: Borgarfjordsgatan 16, 164 94 Kista 

• Oral presentations from each operator (each student)


• Few words on what is strategy, how does it help.

For detailed information and how to, refer to the following page:

https://www.kth.se/social/course/IK2514/subgroup/ht-2015-50514/page/mobile-operator-business-game/

Martin Kristensson, Head of Technology, Regional Sales and Marketing, Nokia; “Nokia network solutions and some market examples”

Exam Questions 2011

Exam Solutions 2011

Exam Questions 2012

Exam Solutions 2012

+Students should send an updated version from HW3 report + First version from HW3 Presentation to ahmed2 @kth.se and amigha@kth.se

+ Deadline 16 of December at 10:00 AM

Participants:

• M. Arif
• Osama
• Jin
• Maliha
• M. Zeshan
• Ioannis

+Students should send an updated version from HW3 report + First version from HW3 Presentation to ahmed2 @kth.se and amigha@kth.se

+ Deadline 16 of December at 10:00 AM

Participants:

• Robert
• Marcus
• Manuel
• Jun
• Uma
• Yuki
• Ehab  Elshaer