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Comparison of Techno-Economic Solutions for 5G Networks and Beyond

Authors:
Christos Bouras
Fotios Kaisoudis
Anastasia Kollia

Keywords: 5G, models, IoT, CAPEX, OPEX

Abstract:
5G envisions a society that is constantly interconnected with a large number of devices, anywhere and anytime. The developed technologies play an important role, allowing low latency, a large data traffic, and improved quality of services. 5G encourages providers and investors to develop innovative services that meet consumer demands. However, the viability of a new service is being investigated from an economic perspective. This paper analyzes 5G technologies and evaluates them from a techno-economic point of view and pricing models. In particular, the main factors used to estimate the cost are CAPEX and OPEX, which compare the viability of the investment. %Besides, based on the results obtained, 5G is proved to be a profitable investment due to its low cost and the increase in the average data consumption of each consumer. Finally, reusing existing sites is less costly in developing a dense macro-cell network.

Pages: 22 to 27

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2021

Publication date: July 18, 2021

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4219

ISBN: 978-1-61208-878-5

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 18, 2021 to July 22, 2021