Economics of broadband access technologies for rural areas

We investigate the economics of rural broadband access technologies based on actual geographic information. For low bit-rates and low population density, wireless is the cheapest. For bit-rates exceeding 20 Mbit/s, PON is the lowest-cost technology.

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Hauptverfasser:	Riding, J.L., Ellershaw, J.C., Tran, A.V., Guan, L.J., Smith, T.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	(060.2330) Fiber optics communications (999.9999) Optical access (999.9999) Rural areas Australia Bit rate Costs DSL Environmental economics Geographic Information Systems Optical network units Passive optical networks Roads Urban areas
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Zusammenfassung:	We investigate the economics of rural broadband access technologies based on actual geographic information. For low bit-rates and low population density, wireless is the cheapest. For bit-rates exceeding 20 Mbit/s, PON is the lowest-cost technology.
DOI:	10.1364/NFOEC.2009.NMC1