Research Article

Infrastructure Sharing as an Opportunity to Promote Competition in Local Access Networks

Table 14

General economic results of LTE.

IndicatorRegion 1Region 2
Scenario 17Scenario 19Scenario 18Scenario 20
Operator 1Operator 2Operator 3Operator 1Operator 2Operator 3

Type of operatorIncumbent New entrant Incumbent New entrant
Payback period8> Study Period9> Study Period
Payback period (DCF)10> Study Period> Study Period> Study Period
NPV—10 year741.070 €305.266.868 €37.747 €38.237.147 €
IRR14.56%−30.02%10.99%−30.10%
Cost per subsc. Y1 (CAPEX+OPEX)138.160 €7.776.688 €151.019 €6.971.479 €
Cost per subsc Yn (CAPEX+OPEX)93 €110 €87 €104 €
Total 10-year cumulative CAPEX5.254.196 €330.436.601 €793.222 €41.469.144 €
Total 10-year cumulative OPEX1.902.605 €25.798.773 €244.684 €3.145.164 €