Broadband Services: Business Models and Technologies for Community Networks

305 Pages·2005·3.55 MB·English

by  Imrich Chlamtac, Ashwin Gumaste, Csaba Szabo

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Broadband Services
BUSINESS MODELS
AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR
COMMUNITY NETWORKS
Editedby
Imrich Chlamtac
CreateNetResearchConsortium
Ashwin Gumaste
FujitsuLaboratories,Dallas,USA
and
Csaba A. Szabo´
BudapestUniversityofTechnologyandEconomics,Budapest,Hungary
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Broadband Services
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Broadband Services
BUSINESS MODELS
AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR
COMMUNITY NETWORKS
Editedby
Imrich Chlamtac
CreateNetResearchConsortium
Ashwin Gumaste
FujitsuLaboratories,Dallas,USA
and
Csaba A. Szabo´
BudapestUniversityofTechnologyandEconomics,Budapest,Hungary
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Broadbandservices:businessmodelsandtechnologiesforcommunity
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ISBN0-470-02248-5(alk.paper)
1.Broadbandcommunicationsystems. 2.Electronicvillages(Computernetworks)
I.Gumaste,Ashwin. II.Chlamtac,Imrich. III.Szabo´,Csaba,(CsabaA.)
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Contents
Foreword xv
AbouttheEditors xvii
ListofContributors xix
Acknowledgments xxv
1 Introduction 1
ImrichChlamtac,AshwinGumasteandCsabaA.Szabo´
1.1 Whatisbroadband? 1
1.2 Theobjectivesofthisbook 3
1.3 Bookoutline 4
PartOne ApplicationsandServices 9
2 BroadbandHome/EntertainmentServices 11
AriehMollerandRoyIsacowitz
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Currentbroadbandandhomeentertainmentmarkets 12
2.2.1 Television 13
2.2.2 Mobile 14
2.2.3 Consumerproducts 15
2.3 Whatdrivesbroadband? 15
2.4 Futurebroadbandentertainmentservices 17
2.4.1 Televisionandvideo 18
2.4.2 Games 18
2.4.3 Music 19
2.4.4 Gambling 19
2.4.5 Internet 20
2.4.6 Mobile 21
2.5 Consumerdemographics 22
2.6 Payingforcontent 23
2.7 Securitystandards 24
2.7.1 DVB(www.dvb.org) 24
2.7.2 3GPP(www.3gpp.org) 24
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2.7.3 3GPP2(www.3gpp2.org) 24
2.7.4 OMA–OpenMobileAlliance(www.openmobilealliance.org) 25
2.7.5 TCG(www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) 25
2.7.6 SVP(www.svp-cp.org) 25
2.7.7 WPA(www.wifialliance.com/OpenSection/protected access.asp) 25
2.8 Summary 25
3 ApplicationsandServicestoMeetSociety-RelatedNeeds 27
CsabaA.Szabo´
3.1 Introduction 27
3.2 E-educationapplications 28
3.2.1 Virtualclassrooms 28
3.2.2 Web-basedlearning 29
3.2.3 Technologyofe-education 30
3.3 Telemedicineapplications 33
3.3.1 Whatistelemedicine? 33
3.3.2 Overviewoftelemedicineapplications 34
3.3.3 Requirementswhentransmittingmedicaldiagnosticinformation 36
3.3.4 Videoconferencingintelemedicine 39
3.3.5 Howdoessocietybenefitfromtelemedicine? 42
3.4 E-governmentapplications 42
3.4.1 Overview 42
3.4.2 Providingaccesstoe-governmentservices 43
3.5 Summary 44
PartTwo BusinessModels 47
4 KeyLegalandRegulatoryIssuesAffectingCommunityBroadband
ProjectsintheUnitedStates 49
SeanA.StokesandJimBaller
4.1 Introduction 49
4.2 Thebenefitsofpublicfiber-to-the-home(FTTH)systems 49
4.3 Burdensandrisksofpublicbroadbandsystems 50
4.4 Legalauthorityofpublicentitiestoprovidecommunicationservices 51
4.4.1 Federallawencourages,butdoesnotaffirmativelyempower,
localgovernmentstoprovidecommunicationsservices 53
4.4.2 Statelawsaffectingtheauthorityofpublicentitiestoprovide
communicationsservices 56
4.4.3 Localrestrictions 58
4.5 Involvementmodelsandstructures 58
4.6 Otherconsiderations 59
4.7 Federalregulatoryissues 60
4.7.1 Keydefinitions 60
4.7.2 Implicationsofkeydefinitions 61
4.7.3 AccesstoincumbentnetworkelementsunderSection251(c)(3) 63
4.7.4 Poleattachments 64
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4.7.5 Universalservice 65
4.7.6 Otherimportantfederalprovisions 66
4.8 Stateregulatoryissues 67
4.8.1 Certification 67
4.8.2 Tariffs 67
4.8.3 Annualreports 67
4.8.4 Universalserviceandothercontributions 67
4.8.5 Regulatoryfees 68
4.8.6 Interconnectionagreements 68
4.9 Summary 68
5 EuropeanTelecommunicationLawandCommunityNetworks 69
GiovanniPascuzziandAndreaRossato
5.1 Introduction 69
5.2 Historicalbackground 70
5.2.1 Theliberalizationperiod 70
5.2.2 Theharmonizationeffort 71
5.3 TheNewRegulatoryFramework 73
5.3.1 Liberalization 74
5.3.2 NationalRegulatoryAuthorities 75
5.3.3 Generalauthorization 76
5.3.4 Accessandinterconnection 77
5.3.5 Universalservice 78
5.3.6 Radiolocalareanetworks 79
5.3.7 E-privacy 79
5.4 MemberStates’implementation:theItaliancase 80
5.4.1 TheItalianElectronicCommunicationsCode 80
5.4.2 Internetserviceprovision 82
5.4.3 Radiolocalareanetworks 83
5.4.4 Acasestudy:ProvinciaAutonomadiTrentoand
InformaticaTrentina 83
5.5 Summary 83
6 ModelsforPublicSectorInvolvementinRegionalandLocal
BroadbandProjects 85
GarethHughes
6.1 Introduction 85
6.2 Overviewofmodelsforpublicinvolvement 85
6.2.1 Community-operatednetworksandservices 86
6.2.2 Carrier’scarriermodel 87
6.2.3 Passiveinfrastructuremodel 88
6.2.4 Fibercondominium 89
6.2.5 Aggregationofdemand 90
6.2.6 Summaryofmodels 91
6.3 Financialprofilesofdifferentmodels 91
6.4 Public–privatepartnerships 93