This document provides an overview of Telesystem Innovations' wireless network operator financial modeling and business case development capabilities. New wireless technologies like WiMAX and LTE are changing the landscape by enabling a wider range of applications. TSI helps operators analyze the complex options around network architecture, services, equipment and business models. Their comprehensive financial models and business case tools provide answers to key questions around deployment needs, costs, pricing, profitability and more to guide network planning and investment decisions.

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Wireless Network
OperatorFinancial Model and Business
Case Development
A Capabilities Statement from Telesystem Innovations
Business Case Overview
N ew technologies like WiMAX and LTE are changing the
landscape of wireless communications by providing new
cost points which enable greater range of applications. New
This presents network operators with a myriad of options
regarding network architecture, types and quality of service as
represented by service level agreements, type and capability
spectrum is being auctioned and incumbent and Greenfield of equipment, deployment environments, and business models
operators are rising to capitalize on this opportunity by among many other options.
providing unique and differentiated services ranging from
Given the plathora of options, it is imperative that a
residential broadband access and rural area connectivity to
comprehensive business model and financial analysis is
4th generation personal broadband services.
constructed to guide deployment options, anticipate potential
These technologies feature multiple antenna systems that pitfalls, and develop solutions and contingency plans to
deliver higher data rates with greater Quality of Service anticipated problems. TSI developed its business case and
options than any current wireless technology. Furthermore, the financial modeling capabilities with such context in mind.
all IP backbone extends the core network to the edge, reducing Our tools are comprehensive and rigurous allowing sufficient
the cost of the infrastructure and the operational expense. details to ascertain important facts and trends.
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2. Wireless Network Design & Optimization Services
T o ascertain the potential opportunity presented by
these new wireless technologies and to sift through the
complexity presented by the options available to operators,
Examples of the questions we answer include:
• How many base stations are required to meet our business
objectives?
TSI provides Business Case and Financial Modeling services.
Our models are based on our experience in working with • What is the impact of amount of spectrum and frequency
equipment vendors and wireless operators worldwide. They band of operation (e.g. 2.5 GHz vs. 3.5 GHz) on
are also firmly grounded on realistic performance expectation profitability?
delivered without the bias associated with proponents of • What is the impact of backhaul on profitability? What type
equipment vendors promoting various technologies. Our of backhaul meets our business objectives?
long heritage in the wireless indusrty allowed us to develop
accurate link budgets and capacity tools that accurately reflect • How does the price of the CPE affect our business plan?
the anticipated performance which drives many financial How would CPE subsidy affect our return on investment?
parameters. • How do service level agreements affect retrun on
Our business case and financial models take into account investment and the business plan?
market data such as subscriber density, morphology and • How would the core network affect the capital expenditure
demographics. Based on these parameters and operator and operational expenses?
input such as desired service area, we calculate the number
or required cells which we then adjust to take account of • How would the base station system gain and link budget
capacity requirements and oversubscription ratios. We also affect return on investment? What type of base station is
dimension the core network to sustain the operator business most suitable for my market and type of services to be
plan including the ASN Gateway, the AAA server and other offered?
core network elements including routers, switches, backhaul, • How does subscriber uptake rate affect the business
Internet Gateway, and media servers. In addition to these capital case?
expenditures, our tools have provisions to qualtify operational
expenditures such as maintenance and marketing expenses. These and many other questions can be answered resulting
Using comprehensive cost and revenue models, we provide in greater insight into potential operations as well as it
comprehensive financial statements and anaylsis that reflect stimulates the development of creative solutions to resolve
the complete operator business performance. Using scenario some of the problems identified by the financial models.
and sensitivity analysis we provide insight into different options
available to network operators.
Further Information
For further information please contact
Telesystem Innovations
Email: sales@tsiwireless.com
Address: 18 Byer Dr., Markham, Ontario L3P 6v7 Canada
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