Economics of Broadband Access Technologies for Rural Areas

Autor: L. J. Guan, Timothy M. Smith, J. C. Ellershaw, J. L. Riding, An V. Tran
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Optical Fiber Communication Conference and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference.
DOI: 10.1364/nfoec.2009.nmc1
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE