TONIC: Tecno-economics of IP optimised networks and services

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 01.0562
• Titre du projet anglais: TONIC: Tecno-economics of IP optimised networks and services

Mots-clé (Anglais)

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

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: IST-2000-25172

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

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

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: Nokia (FIN)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0562