Business model for developing world municipal broadband network - a case study

Author

Nungu, Amos ; Brown, Tyler ; Pehrson, Bjorn

Author_Institution

Telecommun. Syst. Lab., KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden

fYear

2011

fDate

4-6 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

A viable business model is key for the financial and operational sustainability of community broadband network. Using the public-private-partnership approach, stakeholder analysis and the business model canvas tool, we demonstrate a business model that can guarantee financial and operational sustainability of community networks in rural developing regions. The business model has been validated in a local broadband communication network built in rural Tanzania.

Keywords

broadband networks; business communication; financial management; community broadband network; community networks; financial sustainability; local broadband communication network; operational sustainability; public-private-partnership; rural Tanzania; rural developing regions; stakeholder analysis; viable business model; world municipal broadband network; Broadband communication; Communities; Companies; Internet; Local government; Training; Business model; Community Telecommunication Networks; Non-Governmental Organizations; Public-Private-Partnerships; financial sustainability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Information Infrastructure Symposium (GIIS), 2011

Conference_Location

Da Nang

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1262-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-1260-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GIIS.2011.6026715

Filename

6026715