Cost estimations are fundamental to every investment assessment. In that context, the level of complexity can range from a pure cost analysis of a single asset to an in-depth business case calculation. In particular cost comparisons require to specify scenarios and appropriate boundary conditions in a very detailed way and the identification of cost drivers can only be based on the exact knowledge of all complex interdependencies of the overall business strategy.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Generic cost modeling framework
- Technical cost modeling cycle
- Network model
- Spreadsheet based network model
- Topological based network model
- Radio coverage and capacity
- Greenfield and brownfield approach
- Cost items
- Service production costs
- Cost modeling in practice
- Technical concept
- Rollout plan
- Model calibration
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Identification of cost drivers
- Modeling examples
- Scenario overview
- Results
- Conclusion & recommendations
- Reading on
- The Authors
- The Company