π-Economy (Dec 2023)
Tools for assessing telecommunication network performance indicators
Abstract
Telecommunication network is a specific technical, organizational and economic object. Such an object requires a special system of assessment indicators and specific management measures for creation and maintenance. It is important to take into account the technical characteristics, usefulness of the communication services provided, novelty of the equipment used, and efficiency of operation. Major characteristics of the telecommunication network show its scale and specialization: a set of services provided (transport, information, computer, telephony, interactive, broadcast); the territory within which the services are provided; the number of levels of the access network; traffic intensity; target clients (individual, corporate); infrastructure owned by the network operator (communication lines, switching equipment, information servers, etc.). Based on the scale and totality of user characteristics, the networks under consideration can be divided into groups (large, medium and small; national, regional and corporate). The set of indicators proposed by the authors covers various aspects of the functioning of the telecommunications network. They take into account various aspects of the operation and application of the telecommunications network: user characteristics; technological level; technological novelty; technological sovereignty; import dependency; value; efficiency; quality. Based on their aggregate, an integral estimate of the network is calculated. These indicators are used in a complex method of technical and economic assessment of telecommunication network. The methodology includes the proposed set and methods for calculating estimates that take into account the technical condition, consumer utility and efficiency of the assessed object. The developed methodology for calculating the indicators of a telecommunication network can be used in the practical work of a telecommunications company, when comparing with other companies, compiling a rating of companies, assessing the efficiency of a telecommunications network of various scales. The developed system of indicators can become the basis for rating assessment of national and regional networks, networks of various operators, network sections within one operator. The proposed methodology is planned to be used to develop recommendations for the development and improvement of the telecommunications network in order to increase the competitiveness and efficiency of telecommunications companies.
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