Title :
Forecast of wireless communication technology: A comparative study of regression and TFDEA Model
Author :
Lim, Dong-Joon ; Anderson, Timothy R. ; Kim, Jisun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Technol. Manage., Portland State Univ., Portland, OR, USA
fDate :
July 29 2012-Aug. 2 2012
Abstract :
This study presents a formal comparison of TFDEA with regression model to forecast wireless communication technology. In addition to the data set from the former research, up-to-2011 4G network technologies are added and analyzed. The research was designed to set the point of forecasting in 2001 so that technologies between 2001 and 2011 are to be forecasted using data set between 1979 and 2001. The results from both TFDEA and regression model are compared and discussed. This comparative study can provide forecasters with different aspects between `best-practice measurement´ and `average practice measurement´ and, ultimately, help to select the suitable approach for their purposes.
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; data envelopment analysis; regression analysis; technological forecasting; 4G network technology; TFDEA model; average practice measurement; best-practice measurement; regression model; technology forecasting using data envelopment analysis; wireless communication technology; Bandwidth; Multiaccess communication; Predictive models; Spread spectrum communication; WiMAX; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Management for Emerging Technologies (PICMET), 2012 Proceedings of PICMET '12:
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2853-1
