Research Article

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

Table 9

Operation and administration costs (OPEX).

Operation and administration costsOAM costAssumptionsSource

Equipment maintenance7.00%of CAPEX for equipmentAnalysys Consulting 2009
Installation equipment5.00%of CAPEX for Installation
Housing: cabinets/closures5.00%of CAPEX for closures
Cables (copper, coax, fiber)4.00% of CAPEX for cables
Civil works3.00%of CAPEX for Civil Works
Network operations10.00%of gross revenue

Site rental, per MSC/GMSCUrban areas: 3000 €/YearEC 2009
Rural areas: 1000 €/Year