Research Article
Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23, author={Juan S\^{a}nchez-Garc\^{\i}a and Amir Ahmadzadeh and Beatriz Saavedra-Moreno and Sancho Salcedo-Sanz and J. Portilla-Figueras}, title={Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies}, proceedings={1st International Workshop on Network Design, Algorithms and Methodology Applied to Market Regulation and Strategic Studies}, proceedings_a={NETSTRAT}, year={2012}, month={10}, keywords={GSM and UMTS design algorithms strategic studies network investment}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23} }- Juan Sánchez-García
Amir Ahmadzadeh
Beatriz Saavedra-Moreno
Sancho Salcedo-Sanz
J. Portilla-Figueras
Year: 2012
Strategic Mobile Network Planning Tool for 2G/3G Regulatory Studies
NETSTRAT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29479-2_23
Abstract
Techno-economical studies in telecommunication networks are important and quite complicated topics. One of the major challenges is to estimate the investment in new or additional network equipment to consider a new service, or to compare two technologies in the same or different frequency band. In order to carry out this kind of analysis, a nationwide network design and dimensioning study has to be done, what requires powerful and robust algorithms with a high degree of flexibility to obtain accurate results avoiding huge amount of input data. This paper presents a strategic network planing tool which implements algorithms for 2G and 3G network dimensioning. This tool can be used by mobile network operators or regulatory authorities to develop or support techno-economic analysis in communication networks.
