A PRICING MODEL OF GPRS NETWORKS WITH WI-FI INTEGRATION FOR “HEAVY” DATA USERS

Saravut Yaipairoj, Fotios Harmantzis, Vinoth Gunasekaran

2005

Abstract

As wireless services have become increasingly integrated and their demand is mounting, Wi-Fi provides an appealing opportunity for the GSM/GPRS operators to enhance their data capability. By integrating both networks, operators are able to provide 3G-like services. However, both networks have different data rates and capacity, which makes pricing a challenging issue. In this paper we propose a pricing model for GPRS networks integrated withWi-Fi, which applies to data users with high service demand (“heavy”). Through optimization technique, our proposed model identifies how the integration can play a significant role in increasing operators’ overall revenue and potentially improving the performance of GPRS networks.

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Yaipairoj S., Harmantzis F. and Gunasekaran V. (2005). A PRICING MODEL OF GPRS NETWORKS WITH WI-FI INTEGRATION FOR “HEAVY” DATA USERS . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunication Networks - Volume 2: ICETE, ISBN 972-8865-33-3, pages 80-85. DOI: 10.5220/0001414800800085


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icete05,
author={Saravut Yaipairoj and Fotios Harmantzis and Vinoth Gunasekaran},
title={A PRICING MODEL OF GPRS NETWORKS WITH WI-FI INTEGRATION FOR “HEAVY” DATA USERS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunication Networks - Volume 2: ICETE,},
year={2005},
pages={80-85},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001414800800085},
isbn={972-8865-33-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunication Networks - Volume 2: ICETE,
TI - A PRICING MODEL OF GPRS NETWORKS WITH WI-FI INTEGRATION FOR “HEAVY” DATA USERS
SN - 972-8865-33-3
AU - Yaipairoj S.
AU - Harmantzis F.
AU - Gunasekaran V.
PY - 2005
SP - 80
EP - 85
DO - 10.5220/0001414800800085