TONIC: Tecno-economics of IP optimised networks and services

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0562

Key words (English)

Techno-economic studies; WLAN; UMTS; DSL; ethernet; network models; business cases

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: IST-2000-25172

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.2.5 Cross programme

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: Nokia (FIN)

Abstract (English)

The project TONIC aims at the techno-economic evaluation of service and related network evolution strategies. It focuses on 2 main areas: the fix broadband access and the mobile broadband access and refined the studies made from 1.1.01 to 31.10 .01. The following studies have then been done:
- Economical comparison of 'UMTS only' and 'UMTS + WLAN' strategies for MNOs in small and large countries.
- Economical viability study of 'UMTS only' and 'UMTS + WLAN' strategies for MVNOs in small and large countries.
- Economical comparison of 'ATM based FSAN' and 'Ethernet' in the access network for providing fix broadband access
- Evaluation of the economical consequences (subsidizing) of providing broadband access in non competitive areas.
To achieve these goals, many network architectures and market figures have been developed and a workshop on techno-economic issues has been organized in Rennes.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
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CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0562