ict infrastructure business planning toolkit

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Business Planning for ICT Infrastructure Development for Europe

• Wireless and fixed broadband
• ICT/Telecom Regulation
• Tiago Sousa Prado
• Abraão Silva
• Vladimir Daigele
• Carmen Prado-Wagner
• McNeill Julian
• Anamaria Meshkurti

Description

ICT infrastructure is the basis of today's digital economy and offers enormous potential to advance progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and improve people's lives in fundamental ways. Deploying broadband in big towns and cities happens almost naturally. But deploying these networks to rural and remote areas is markedly more challenging. The ITU Training on business planning for ICT infrastructure development offers regulators, policymakers, and stakeholders a practical approach to carry out accurate economic evaluation of broadband infrastructure installation and deployment plans in urban, rural and isolated areas. The expert guidance offered in this course is based on the ITU ICT Infrastructure Business Planning Toolkit and has the aim at facilitating the development of a credible and coherent business plans adaptable to a wide range of broadband infrastructure deployment projects. The main objective of this hands-on training is to build knowledge and skills of participants on the principles of business planning and practicing it, in the context of supporting policy and regulatory decision-making on infrastructure development. It will discuss on the main aspects related to the theme, such as: estimation of demand, expected revenues and operational costs, definition of parameters related to investments and definitions associated to the Weighted Average Cost of Capital - (WACC). There is also a specific section aimed at identifying public mechanisms for financing ICT infrastructure projects.

Registration information

ITU Infrastructure Connectivity Mapping

Ict infrastructure connectivity map.

Interactive global map illustrating broadband deployment worldwide.

Information Portal

Portal containing comprehensive information produced on geospatial activties for telecommunication development, including information about training and collaboration.

Research Validation Platform

Access to the Content Managemet System(CMS) of the ITU research on terrestrial transmission networks (fibres and microwave links).

Geocatalogue

The ITU geocatalogue for telecommunication development provides an extensive catalogue of ICT geospatial datasets and resources.

Business Planning Toolkit

The BP-Toolkit offers a clear and practical methodology for an accurate economic evaluation of broadband infrastructure installation and deployment plans.

Repository of Open Sofware tools

Repository of Open Sofware geospatial anlaysis provided by the BDT Future Network and Spectrum Management Division (BDT/DNS/FNS).

BBmaps in Europe and Harmonization Initiatives

The paper provides a picture of broadband mapping regulatory in the European region, identify innovations in the regulatory framework, and BBmaps use for broadband development where securing investment and competition.

ITU Geospatial Training App

A web app developed to promote learning of ICT infrastructure connectivity geospatial analaysis for insights.

ITU Financial Inclusion map

A map developed to demosntrate the power of map visualization for Financial Inclusion

G5 Benchmark / Regulatory Tracker maps

The G5 Accelerator brings together high-value tools and resources offering practical, step-by-step support for countries already embarked or planning to embark on their digital transformation journey

Disaster Connectivity Map - DCM

Disaster Connectivity Maps is a mapping platform to help first responders determine the status of telecommunications network infrastructure, coverage, and performance before and after a disaster

Map & Geo-analysis of School Connectivity

Infrastructure mapping and analysis, evaluating connectivity targeted schools

ITU Academy Self-Paced Training

ITU Academy Self-paced Trainings on Broadband Mapping, offered free-of-charge

Guidelines on ICT National Mapping Systems (NMS)

The ITU Guidelines Establishing or Strengthening National Broadband Mapping Systems offers insights on regulatory and technical requiremtnes for correct the roll-out of such systems.

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