A Realistic Open-Data-based Cost Model for Wireless Backhaul Networks in Rural Areas

Abstract

Broadband Internet provision is an increasing demand in many rural areas and wireless internet service providers have emerged as an opportunity to fill this need. However, this type of operator typically consists of a small business with little resources, and difficulty to plan and assess a reliable and economincally sustainable infrastructure. In this paper, we try to bring some aid to this challenging problem by describing a reliable mesh-based backhaul design, together with a detailed CapEx/OpEx economic assessment. We apply our model using real data from ten Italian rural municipalities. Our numerical results show that having clusters of 200 subscribers, a reliable backhaul could be deployed with a monthly subscription and price per Mb/s extremely competitive compared to existing market offers.

Synchronization and Standardization of Open Data Platforms: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Open government data (OGD) has the potential to be a powerful instrument for societal and economic progress. It can improve public governance by encouraging citizen-driven approaches to service design, increasing public sector efficiency, and fostering honesty and accountability [6].…”