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Viability of Shared Mobile Network Infrastructure in Tanzania.

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dc.creator Johnson, Kessy R.
dc.date 2019-09-13T05:20:24Z
dc.date 2019-09-13T05:20:24Z
dc.date 2018
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-05T12:44:46Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-05T12:44:46Z
dc.identifier http://dspace.cbe.ac.tz:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/363
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/73817
dc.description Sharing a network greatly reduces the expenses borne by telecommunication service providers, and this in turn reduces the cost of the service for customers. Despite the role played by shared network infrastructure to rural communication, shared network has not been optimally utilised in Tanzania. The study intended to determine the viability of sharing network infrastructure in Tanzania. The study used a case study research design where telecommunication companies located in Dar es Salaam were selected. Purposive sampling was used to obtain all respondents who participated in the study. This technique was used because some of the respondents were not available at the time of data collection and others had been assigned duties out of the office. A total of 50 participants were interviewed between January and March 2018. Results show that study participants were aware of different forms of network sharing in the area such as fiber network sharing, satellite telecommunication network sharing, mobile roaming network sharing, and network sites network sharing. The majority perceived that sharing is beneficial to mobile operators as they are able to share resources, lower costs, and generate extra revenue for operators. Challenges identified included infrastructure sharing which could hinder competition due to reduced control and increased independence between operators, as there is a perceived notion that sharing might expose operators to risks. Better ways of implementing mobile infrastructure sharing amongst mobile operators were linked to the technological factors in the sense that deployment of new technologies and the higher the compatibility of existing technologies or system, the high the adoption of mobile infrastructure.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher College of Business Education
dc.title Viability of Shared Mobile Network Infrastructure in Tanzania.
dc.type Thesis


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