TY - GEN
T1 - A comparison of 4G telecommunications tariff plans in Asia countries
AU - Huang, Huai Sheng
AU - Su, Tzu Chung
AU - Wu, Jo Ching
AU - Tsai, Wan Du
AU - Tseng, Yu-Chee
AU - Lin, Fuchun
AU - Lin, Bo Ting
AU - Hu, Wan Hsun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/12/23
Y1 - 2014/12/23
N2 - Long Term Evolution (LTE) has been widely adopted by many 4G network operators. Many countries in America, Europe, and Asia have started LTE services since 2010. In the meantime, some countries (such as Taiwan and China) are in the process of transferring from 3G or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) to 4G services. In this paper, we investigate the tariff plans of the nine telecommunications operators which own top-three market shares in Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong, respectively. Several issues, such as market share, tariff strategy, and even customs are discussed. Also, Tier-pricing strategies of LTE, such as Fair Use Policy (FUP), monthly data allowance, and data overage allowance, are discussed and compared. Moreover, we compare different charging plans and examine their price-performance ratios.
AB - Long Term Evolution (LTE) has been widely adopted by many 4G network operators. Many countries in America, Europe, and Asia have started LTE services since 2010. In the meantime, some countries (such as Taiwan and China) are in the process of transferring from 3G or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) to 4G services. In this paper, we investigate the tariff plans of the nine telecommunications operators which own top-three market shares in Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong, respectively. Several issues, such as market share, tariff strategy, and even customs are discussed. Also, Tier-pricing strategies of LTE, such as Fair Use Policy (FUP), monthly data allowance, and data overage allowance, are discussed and compared. Moreover, we compare different charging plans and examine their price-performance ratios.
KW - 4G
KW - Charging factor
KW - LTE
KW - Tariff
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84941078203&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/APNOMS.2014.6996599
DO - 10.1109/APNOMS.2014.6996599
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84941078203
T3 - APNOMS 2014 - 16th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium
BT - APNOMS 2014 - 16th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 16th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium, APNOMS 2014
Y2 - 17 September 2014 through 19 September 2014
ER -