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Broadband Demand Analysis for Network Building

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An increase of broadband demand is forecasted by transitional methods that consider the effect of this increase through many factors, such as customer requirement diversification, and new service introduction and deployment under competition. Broadband demand forecasting has become important for closing the digital divide, promoting regional developments, and constructing networks economically; therefore, a demand forecast model that considers the mechanisms of market structure is necessary. In this paper, a demand analysis method for broadband access combining macro- and micro-data mining is proposed, and the service choice behaviour of customers is introduced as a customer model not only to express the macro trend of market structure, but also to consider area marketing. The proposed method can estimate the potential demand, determine the point at which broadband demand growth peaks in a specified area, and support a decision for ultra high-speed broadband access facility installation.

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  1. Faculty of Social Systems Science, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, 275-0016, Chiba, Narashino, Japan

    Motoi Iwashita

  2. Network Business Headquarters, NTT East, 3-19-2, Nishi-Shinjuku, 163-8019, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Japan

    Ken Nishimatsu

  3. Department of Mathematical Information Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, 162-8601, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Japan

    Takeshi Kurosawa

  4. Service Integration Laboratories, NTT, 3-9-11 Midori-cho, 180-8585, Tokyo, Musashino, Japan

    Shinsuke Shimogawa

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Iwashita, M., Nishimatsu, K., Kurosawa, T. et al. Broadband Demand Analysis for Network Building. Rev Socionetwork Strat 4, 17–28 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12626-010-0011-0

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