Mobile Network Sharing Between Operators: A Demand Trace-Driven Study
Published in ACM SIGCOMM Capacity Sharing Workshop (CSWS), 2014
Recommended citation: P. Di Francesco, F. Malandrino, and L.A. DaSilva. 2014. "Mobile Network Sharing Between Operators: A Demand Trace-Driven Study." ACM SIGCOMM CSWS, Chicago, IL, pp. 39-44. /files/pdf/research/2014SIGCOMM.pdf
We assess, through real-world demand and deployment traces, how sharing can improve the efficiency of present-day cellular networks, especially in rural areas. We examine the main challenges and opportunities of infrastructure sharing and evaluate the potential gains from different sharing configurations between mobile network operators.