Cost-effective migration toward virtualized C-RAN with scalable fronthaul design

M Masoudi, SS Lisi, C Cavdar - IEEE Systems Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Migration from distributed to centralized radio access networks (C-RANs) can be expensive
in terms of capital expenditures due to the initial investment while it has lower operational …

Techno-economic assessment of fast pyrolysis for the valorization of short rotation coppice cultivated for phytoextraction

T Kuppens, M Van Dael, K Vanreppelen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
The main barrier in the commercialization of phytoextraction as a sustainable alternative for
remediating metal contaminated soils is its long time period, which can be countered by …

Real options in telecom infrastructure projects—A tutorial

M Tahon, S Verbrugge, PJ Willis… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid technological change and uncertain future evolutions have a large impact on
investment projects in the telecommunication sector. When new infrastructure networks are …

A techno-economic framework for 5G transport networks

F Yaghoubi, M Mahloo, L Wosinska… - IEEE wireless …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless heterogeneous networks (HetNets) are a cost-and energy-efficient alternative to
provide high capacity to end users in the future 5G communication systems. However, the …

Choosing IoT‐connectivity? A guiding methodology based on functional characteristics and economic considerations

F Vannieuwenborg, S Verbrugge… - Transactions on …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Along with the growing market of Internet of Things (IoT), the set of IoT‐connectivity networks
is also continuously expanding. Large‐scale deployments of the new low‐power wide‐area …

Techno-economic assessment methodology for ultrasonic production of biofuels

M Van Dael, T Kuppens, S Lizin… - Production of biofuels and …, 2015 - Springer
Many market introductions fail due to economic reasons and not because of process
performance. A techno-economic assessment (TEA) tool can help in making good choices …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive techno-economic model for fast and reliable analysis of the telecom operator potentials

I Jurčić, S Gotovac - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern telecom operators will have to change their business approach, organization,
products development and services development, customer approach and many other …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for optimal techno-economic assessment of broadband access solutions and digital inclusion of rural population in global information society

V Krizanovic Cik, D Zagar, K Grgic - Universal Access in the Information …, 2018 - Springer
Broadband solutions, ie, broadband technologies and services, offer users numerous
benefits. However, inequalities related to the levels of broadband solutions' deployment and …

On‐street smart parking networks at a fraction of their cost: performance analysis of a sampling approach

S Evenepoel, J Van Ooteghem… - Transactions on …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Parking spot monitoring can be used for various smart parking applications. One particular
use is detecting the city wide occupancy level of the parking spaces and redirecting cars …

Techno-economic analyses of wireline and wireless broadband access networks deployment in Croatian rural areas

V Krizanovic, D Zagar, K Grgic - Proceedings of the 11th …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper analyzes the current situation in the Croatian broadband telecommunications
market as well as the technical and economic aspects of the wireline and wireless …