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Abstract
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| The contributiontoglobalenergyconsumptionoftheinformationandcommunications technology (ICT)sectorhasincreasedconsiderablyinthelastdecade,alongwithits growingrelevancetotheoveralleconomy.Thistrendwillcontinueduetotheseemingly ever greateruseofthesetechnologies,withbroadbanddatatrafficgeneratedbytheusage of telecommunicationnetworksasaprimarycomponent.Infact,inresponsetouser demand,thetelecommunicationsindustryisinitiatingthedeploymentofnextgeneration networks (NGNs).However,energyconsumptionismostlyabsentfromthedebateon these deployments,inspiteofthepotentialimpactonbothexpensesandsustainability. Inaddition,consumersareunawareoftheenergyimpactoftheirchoicesinultra-broadband services.ThispaperfocusesonforecastingenergyconsumptionintheaccesspartofNGNs by modellingthecombinedeffectofthedeploymentoftwodifferentultra-broadband technologies (FTTH-GPONandLTE),theevolutionoftrafficperuser,andtheenergy consumptionineachofthenetworksanduserdevices.Conclusionsarepresentedonthe levels ofenergyconsumption,theircostandtheimpactofdifferentnetworkdesign parameters. Theeffectoftechnologicaldevelopments,techno-economicandpolicy decisionsonenergyconsumptionishighlighted.Ontheconsumerside,practicalfigures and comparisonsacrosstechnologiesareprovided.AlthoughthepaperfocusesonSpain, the analysiscanbeextendedtosimilarcountries. | |
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International
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JCR
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Title
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY |
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ISBN
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0308-5961 |
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Impact factor JCR
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1,539 |
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Impact info
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Volume
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37 |
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10.1016/j.telpol.2013.09.002 |
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Journal number
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10 |
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From page
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981 |
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To page
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1003 |
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Month
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SIN MES |
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Ranking
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0 |