Bengt Mölleryd (PTS); Investments and risk, Financial toolbox

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