@article{3065232,
    title = "Importance of the maturity of photonic component industry on the business prospects of optical access networks: A techno-economic analysis",
    author = "Varoutas, D. and Kamalakis, T. and Katsianis, D. and Sphicopoulos, T. and Monath, T.",
    journal = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
    year = "2007",
    volume = "4479 LNCS",
    pages = "935-944",
    publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
    doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-72606-7_80",
    keywords = "Cost reduction;  Economic analysis;  Fiber optic networks;  Industrial research;  Installation;  Investments;  Computer peripheral equipment;  Cost benefit analysis;  Cost reduction;  Costs;  Earnings;  Economic analysis;  Industrial economics;  Next generation networks;  Sensor networks;  Wireless sensor networks, Optical access networks;  Optical technology research;  Telecom carriers;  Fiber to the curbs;  Internal rate of return;  Investment strategy;  Optical technology;  Photonic components;  Production volumes;  Techno-Economic analysis, Photonics;  Wireless ad hoc networks",
    abstract = "This paper discusses the influence of the maturity of the photonic component industry (PCI) in the business prospects of optical access network deployments. Using the TONIC techno-economic tool, the business prospects of such deployments (in terms of traditional investment indexes such as the Net Present Value - NPV or Internal Rate of Return - IRR) are related to the several factors which characterize the maturity of the PCI such as production volumes and component cost evolution. The analysis shows that even if the cost of Fiber-to-the-Home/Office (FTTH/O) and Fiber-to-the-Curb scenarios are mainly influenced by fiber installation costs, the price reduction rate of photonic components may also affect the investment strategies. To speed up the cost reductions, telecom carriers should therefore invest on optical technology research and development. © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2007."
}