Title :
What will customers demand of a new entrant telecommunications operator?
Author :
Kennedy, IG ; Chitamu, PJ ; Van Olst, Rex
Author_Institution :
Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
As part of its business plan, a new entrant operator (NEO) that is planning to enter an existing telecommunications marketplace will carefully analyse the demographics and demand patterns of its potential customers. The NEO will source the components of the network to meet this demand. This paper models the temporal and spatial characteristics of the likely demand.
Keywords :
telecommunication services; customer demands; demand patterns; demographics; network components sourcing; new entrant telecommunications operator; potential customers; spatial characteristics; telecommunications marketplace; temporal characteristics; Africa; Analytical models; Demography; Engineering management; Licenses; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical model; Pattern analysis; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1146881
