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      <subfield code="a">The aim of this thesis is to study the technical and business model for the creation of a virtual operator for bitstream access networks in Catalonia, in the&#xd;
modality of carrier’s carrier.&#xd;
The substrate for this project is Xarxa Oberta network. Xarxa Oberta is a project which is under way at present and that will ultimately provide a backbone network connecting all municipalities in Catalonia. Open access networks are being deployed across Spain to provide access to broadband&#xd;
services where this was previously either not possible or not competitive.&#xd;
Additionally, multiple access networks are already deployed which currently&#xd;
subcontract interconnection and advanced services from third parties.&#xd;
Xarxa Oberta offers the opportunity to create a bitstream virtual operator that&#xd;
offers its services to local service providers in several access networks across&#xd;
Catalonia.&#xd;
The technical model uses both Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and Hybrid Fibre-Coax (HFC) technologies to develop a reference model for access network deployments, including both existing and open access network operators as potential customers. A complete open source stack is proposed to deploy&#xd;
Network Management System (NMS) and Operation and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS). The infrastructure is defined, including equipment selection and deployment.&#xd;
A business plan is detailed to analyse the viability of the project. The key activities, resources, channels, costs, revenues, etc are presented in detail.&#xd;
This business plan serves as a basis for the business model, which studies the economic viability of the operator.&#xd;
Various scenarios are studied, each with different values for the main parameters (such as network size, number of networks, etc.). The results of these models give a structured view of the viability of the business for this virtual operator.</subfield>
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