From experimentation to citywide rollout : real options for a municipal WiMax network in the Netherlands

The paper undertakes a techno-economic analysis of a WiMax network in the unlicensed band (5 GHz) based on a network design for a medium sized, sub-urban community. WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) networks based on IEEE802.16 group of standards have been heralded as "serious competitor" and even as a disruptive technology in the local loop at a time when commercial field trials and initial deployment of these technologies unfold throughout Europe. As traditional net present value (NPV) calculation taking the current European regulatory and legislative framework into acc... Mehr ...