Research Article

Technoeconomical Analysis of Macrocell and Femtocell Based HetNet under Different Deployment Constraints

Table 7

CAPEX and OPEX costs for different base station types.

CAPEX (initial costs)Macrocell BSFemtocell AP

Base station equipment10 k0.1 k
Site deployment cost5 k0 k

Total CAPEX15 k0.1 k

OPEX (running costs)Macrocell BSFemtocell AP

Site rent (lease)5 k/year0 k/year
Backhaul cost5.5 k/year0.5 k/year
Operation and maintenance3.5 k/year0 k/year

Total OPEX14 k/year0.5 k/year