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1. Denotes the annual costs for Core Network technical support Quality amp Assurance Annual Denotes the annual costs for Core Network quality and assurance Operation Annual Denotes the annual costs for Core Network operation Other Annual Denotes any other annual operational costs for Core Network Spectrum License Wireless Backhaul The following parameters have to be configured Spectrum License Wireless Backhaul Annual Denotes the annual cost related to spectrum license for radio links Other COS The following parameters have to be configured TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 33 Powered by WiTech TEAO mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Other COS Denotes any other annual cost of service excluding salaries and spectrum license 9 costs for each year of the analysis period This field could take into account costs related to roaming traffic termination traffic and MVNO traffic 6 4 2 Sales General amp Administrative G amp A MKT Sales The following parameters have to be configured General amp Administrative As Revenues Percentage Denotes the general and administrative costs excluding salaries evaluated as percentage of revenues for each year of the analysis period Marketing As Revenues Percentage Denotes the marketing costs excluding salaries evaluated as percentage of revenues for each year of the analys2. Equipment e Body Losses dB Denotes the margin due to penetration of RF into the human body and to absorption from the head if applicable TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 19 Powered by WiTech TEA mca gt 5 2 Performance 5 2 1 Maximum Path Loss For each type of Scenario the following parameters have to be configured Cell Edge Coverage Probability Yo Denotes the probability that a User Equipment would experience a signal above a certain threshold at the cell edge Lognormal Shadowing SD dB Denotes the standard deviation of Log Normal distribution It should take into account also the standard deviation due to indoor penetration Penetration Losses dB Denotes the losses which the signal undergoes due to penetration into buildings This is dependent on the frequency 900 MHz and 1800 MHz and the type of building material In this case an average value is required Fast Fading Margin dB Denotes the planned margin to compensate for fast fading effects Interference Margin dB Denotes the margin for degradation due to intense high traffic and frequency reuse in Down Link and Up Link 5 2 2 Path Loss Model For each type of Scenario the following parameters have to be configured BTS NodeB Height m Denotes the height of each BTS NodeB type i e the height of the centre of the antenna associated with the BTS NodeB measured above the terrain level UE Height m Denotes the hei
3. to zero e Minutes of Video Call Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the minutes of video calls that are included in the bundle of the flat fee service It is characterised by the minutes of video calls at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation 2 In accordance with NSO Statistics one Enterprise is equivalent to one Legal Unit one administrative registration Therefore enterprises that have a number of outlets across the islands are considered to constitute one enterprise The location of this enterprise would be considered to be its registered office 3 In this case the user subscribes to a given bundle of service s ex 100 minutes of voice calls for a fixed monthly fee Additional voice call minutes would be charged separately 4 The annual variation has a linear model The value in the n year is equal to the value in the n 1 year increased decreased by a percentage equal to the annual variation For example if the annual variation is taken to be 5 then the value in year 2 would be equal to Minutes of Voice Call Y1 1 05 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 13 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal to zero e Number of SMS Y1 Annual Variation Allows se
4. sales marketing general amp administrative people and defining their salary and benefits o CAPEX and OPEX To forecast expenditures all the main CAPEX and OPEX figures for the 2G 3G initiative have to be defined o Depreciation amp Amortization To evaluate the depreciation and amortisation breakdown some relevant parameters have to be configured o Statements To produce the Profit amp Loss Cash Flow and Balance Sheet statements some relevant parameters have to be configured 3 3 Home Page To start gathering your business case inputs you need first to configure the following parameters to set the environment TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 10 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e Service Profiles To establish the number of service profiles to be used during the analyses up to 6 profiles The name of each service profile can be edited maximum length 12 characters e BTS NodeB To establish the number of types of BTS NodeB to be used during the analyses up to 6 types The name of each type of BTS NodeB can be edited maximum length 12 characters e User Equipment To establish the number of types of user equipment to be used during the analyses up to 6 types The name of each type of user equipment can be edited maximum length 11 characters TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 11 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 4 Market An
5. 2G business case or 3G in the case of the 3G business case 4 4 Revenues The following parameters are meant to capture any other sources of revenues and have to be configured as applicable e Roaming Revenues Denotes the total annual revenues due to fees charged to other operators for roaming traffic e Termination Revenues Denotes the total annual revenues due to wholesale fees charged to other operators for terminating calls on the network e User Line Revenues Denotes the total annual revenues due to wholesale fees charged to MVNOs as applicable e Other Revenues Denotes other possible total annual incomes related to the network operation Therefore revenues due from for example sale of end user devices not included in price plans and end user accessories e g mobile phone skins should not be included TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 17 Powered by WiTech N AA TEA mca 5 Technical Analysis 5 1 Equipment 5 1 1 BTS NodeB For each type of BTS NodeB the following parameters have to be configured Max Transmit Power dB Denotes the maximum transmit power by BTS NodeB Antenna Gain dBi Denotes the gain of the BTS NodeB antenna Other Gains dB Denotes any other gain at BTS NodeB side such as diversity accounted for in the calculation of the EIRP Cable Losses dB Denotes all the losses due to cables and connectors at BTS NodeB side Feeder Losses dB Denotes the loss
6. average monthly revenue per user for the selected non bundle service and for additional revenues from flat fee service The fee is characterised by the monthly cost at the first year of the analysis period related to Voice Call Video Call SMS MMS Internet and by the annual variation as a percentage on the monthly cost The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e One Time Activation Fee Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the one time fees to activate the selected service profile with each type of user equipment as applicable Each fee is characterised by the cost at first year of the analysis period and an annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease This field has to be set for both non bundle services and flat fee service e Monthly Lease Fee Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the monthly fees to lease each type of user equipment for the selected service profile as applicable Each fee is characterised by the cost at first year of the analysis period and the annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease This field has to be set for both non bundle services and flat fee service 4 2 2 Distribution Rates For each Market Segment Individuals Househ
7. the BTS NodeB is equipped e Utilisation Factor Denotes the real utilisation of the BTS NodeB for example due to the vendor designated maximum utilisation e Supported Frequency Denotes the frequency at which the BTS NodeB equipment operates only 900 MHz only 1800 MHz both 900 and 1800 MHz Depending on this parameter the number of BTS NodeB related to each frequency is estimated Therefore if the same type of BTS NodeB operates in various combinations only 900 MHz only 1800 MHz both 900 and 1800 MHz the Applicant needs to configure three 3 different profiles 5 1 2 User Equipment For each type of User Equipment the following parameters have to be configured e Max Transmit Power dBm Denotes the maximum power that the User Equipment transmitter produces at its output e Antenna Gain dBi Denotes the gain of the User Equipment antenna e Other Gains dB Denotes other gains at the User Equipment side e Cable Losses dB Denotes the losses due to cables and connectors at User Equipment side e Other Losses dB Denotes other loss at the User Equipment side e Max EIRP dB Denotes the maximum value of the Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power EIRP defined as the power of the transmitter plus antenna gain minus transmission losses at the User Equipment side e Minimum Sensitivity dB Denotes the minimum input signal required to produce a specific Signal to Noise S N ratio at the output port of the User
8. the maximum allowable data rate that a user may experience in both the Down and Up Link directions during non busy hours This field has to be set for both non bundle services and flat fee service e CIR Mbps Internet Denotes the Committed Information Rate CIR that is the minimum bandwidth that is guaranteed at any time in both the Down and Up Link directions i e at any time the bandwidth should not fall below this limit This field has to be set for both non bundle services and flat fee service e Annual Variation Internet Denotes the annual variation of the PIR and CIR in Down and Up Link The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease This field has to be set for both non bundle services and flat fee service TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 14 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e Monthly Service Fee Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the monthly fee for the selected flat fee service The fee is characterised by the monthly cost at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage on the monthly cost The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal to zero e Monthly ARPU Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the
9. with less than 9 employees located in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios 11 To open the Google Earth File the Applicant needs to download the Google Earth application on his own PC Google Earth is freely available at http earth google com 12 The characterization of scenarios is based on population density o Urban area a population density superior to 500 inhabitants km2 o Suburban area a population density superior to 100 inhabitants km2 and inferior to 500 inhabitants km2 o Rural area a population density inferior to 100 inhabitants km2 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 37 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY o Small Enterprises Enterprises with 10 49 employees located in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios o Medium Enterprises Enterprises with 50 249 employees located in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios o Large Enterprises Enterprises with more than 250 employees located in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios Further information on the above information on a local council level can be found in the file Further Information on Region Characterisation which is also included in the zip file made available with the Ca
10. 0 Example 1 Consider an operator that has a total of 40 sites 20 sites are used solely for 2G 10 sites are used solely for 3G and the remaining 10 sites are shared between 2G and 3G This would translate in the following input 2G 3G Business Business Case Case BTS NodeB Total Number 30 20 2G 3G Sharing 33 50 Example 2 Consider the above operator has a radio link per site This would result in the following input 2G 3G Business Business Case Case Radio Link Total 30 50 Number 2G 3G Sharing 33 50 5 4 2 Radio Access Network The following parameters have to be configured e Blocking Probability Denotes the probability of blocking on the air interface It is the statistical probability that a connection cannot be established due to insufficient radio resources in the network It is expressed as a percentage of calls blocked by network congestion during the busy hour e Spectrum Required Denotes the number of 5 MHz channels that are required in each band 900 MHz and 1800 MHz This information will amongst other things be used to estimate the spectrum fees payable by the operator 5 4 3 Backhauling Network For each Scenario the following parameters have to be configured TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 23 Powered by WiTech N AA OQ FY e BTS NodeB With Wireless Backhaul Factor Denotes the percentage of the required BIS NodeB that need to be linked through a wireless connection to th
11. 2G and 3G Input Gathering Forms TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 6 Powered by WiTech TEA 9 mca 2 Installing the Input Gathering Form The TEA Input Gathering Form runs on a standard PC environment Basic system requirements are e Minimum Processor Pentium III e Memory 2 GB of RAM e Disk Space 100 MB available hard drive space e Display Super VGA 800 x 600 or higher resolution monitor e Operating System Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Business Ultimate or Enterprise certified support for 32 bit editions In both Windows XP and Windows Vista the TEA Input Gathering Form requires Microsoft NET Framework version 2 0 or higher to run If this component is not already installed update your computer at http www microsoft com downloads en default aspx 1 searching for the Microsoft NET Framework Redistributable Package and 2 installing the package following the instructions provided in the download page e Recommended Browser Mozilla Firefox e PDF publisher We recommend to install PDFCreator version 0 9 6 or higher freely available at http www pdfforge org products pdfcreator 2 1 Installer To install the TEA Input Gathering Form on your PC make sure you have Administrator rights then download and unpack the software in a temporary directory Double click on the TEA Input Gathering Form installer and perform the steps indica
12. 39 Powered by WiTech TEA AA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY S sq Km mi Square Kilometre mile SMS Short Message Service S N Signal To Noise SW Software TEA Technical and Economic Analysis TRX Transceiver UE User Equipment UL Up Link UMTS Universal Mobile Telephone System VAT Value Added Tax TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 40 Powered by WiTech
13. 3G network additional number of TRX Carrier planned to be upgraded for each year of the analysis 7 In addition to those deployed in the previous years TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 24 Powered by WiTech N A TEA mca 2G 3G Sharing Number of Decommissioned BTS NodeB Provides the additional number of BTS NodeB planned to be decommissioned deployed on a site shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis No 2G 3G Sharing Number of Decommissioned BTS NodeB Provides the additional number of BTS NodeB planned to be decommissioned deployed on a site not shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis Number of Decommissioned TRX Carrier Denotes the total both shared and not shared between 2G and 3G network additional number of TRX Carrier planned to be decommissioned for each year of the analysis 5 5 2 Radio Link Roll out Plan For each Region and Scenario the following parameters have to be configured 2G 3G Sharing Number of New Radio Links Denotes the additional number of new radio links shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis No 2G 3G Sharing Number of New Radio Links Denotes the additional number of new radio links not shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis 2G 3G Sharing Number of Decommissioned Radio Links Denotes the additional number of decommissioned radio links shared between 2G and 3G net
14. TEAO mca TEA The Family of Business Case Analysis Tools Input Gathering Form User Guide Release 1 0 9 August 2010 WT C amp E 2010 07 14 01 TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY Copyright Copyright 2010 WiTech S p A All rights reserved This publication is protected by national and international copyright laws No part of this publication may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission from WiTech S p A The TEA software is the exclusive property of WiTech S p A and is protected by national and international copyright laws WiTech TEA is a trademark of WiTech S p A All other trademarks cited in this document are copyright and property of their respective owners Disclaimer The content of this publication is provided for information only WiTech S p A shall not be liable for any damages or for the loss of information resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein WiTech S p A makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Further WiTech S p A reserves the right to revise this publication and
15. WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 6 Economic and Financial Analysis For the purpose of the following sections if the Applicant has both a 2G and 3G network he needs to where applicable take into account the proportion of costs directly imputable to 2G in the case of the 2G business case or 3G in the case of the 3G business case 6 1 Personnel For each Group Executive Staff Technical Ops Sales and Other the following parameters have to be configured e Headcount Denotes the total number of employees e Salary Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the average annual remuneration at first year of the analysis period and the average annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Benefit As Salary Percentage Denotes the average annual benefit evaluated as percentage of annual remuneration 6 2 CAPEX 6 2 1 BTS NodeB For each type of BTS NodeB the following parameters have to be configured e TRX Carrier Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the TRX Carrier unit costs defined at first year of the analysis period and the annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation can be either positive increase or negative decrease This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB e Update Denotes the upgrade cost related per TRX Carrier HW SW services etc This field w
16. alysis 4 1 Territorial Analysis For the purpose of this exercise the Maltese Islands have been divided in three Regions e Eastern Region e North Western Region e Gozo amp Comino Information on these regions is found in the Google Earth file which is included in the zip file made available with the Call for Applications Further information can be found in Annex A of this document Note In order to ensure a common basis for the submissions Applicants are requested to base their business case calculations on the demographic data provided in the aforementioned file 4 1 1 Territory For each Region the following parameters can be configured e Target Percentage This column denotes the percentage of territory to be served for each of the following scenarios Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural A definition of these terms is found in Annex A 4 1 2 Demography For each Region the following parameters have to be configured e Target Percentage This column denotes the percentages of the key Market Segments Population Households Micro Small Medium and Large Enterprises that will be covered by the network i e Users Passed Note this is distinct from users served which is denoted by the penetration rate and will be input as part of the Market Forecast data see Section 4 3 The Market Segment definitions are as follows 1 This is the potential number of users to which an operator has capability to co
17. alysis period and annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Installation amp Commissioning Denotes the installation and commissioning costs for one single device e Other Denotes any other CAPEX costs for each type of User Equipment considered in the analysis 8 2G 3G Sharing scenario refers to sites that are shared between 3G and 2G network In this case the Applicant needs to take into account the proportion of costs directly imputable to 2G in the case of the 2G business case or 3G in the case of the 3G business case No 2G 3G Sharing scenario refers to sites that are not shared between 3G and 2G network TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 28 Powered by WiTech TEA mca 6 2 3 Backhauling Wireless Backhaul The following parameters have to be configured separately in 2G 3G sharing and No 2G 3G Sharing scenarios Equipment Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the hardware costs to implement a single radio link at first year of the analysis period and annual variation as percentage on it for each type of radio link The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease This field will only be used for new links Project Denotes the project costs related to a single radio link for each type of radio link This fiel
18. costs for BTS NodeB maintenance and spare parts e Technical Support Annual Denotes the annual costs for BTS NodeB technical support e Quality amp Assurance Annual Denotes the annual costs for BTS NodeB quality and assurance e Operation Annual Denotes the annual operational costs e Other Annual Denotes any other annual costs related to BTS NodeB User Equipment For each type of User Equipment the following parameters have to be configured e Maintenance amp Spare Annual Denotes the annual costs for User Equipment maintenance and spare parts e Other Annual Denotes any other annual operational costs for User Equipments TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 31 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Backhauling Wireless Backhaul The following parameters have to be configured separately in 2G 3G sharing and No 2G 3G Sharing scenarios Maintenance amp Spare Annual Denotes the annual costs for wireless backhaul maintenance and spare parts for each type of wireless backhauling considered in the analysis Technical Support Annual Denotes the annual costs for wireless backhaul technical support for each type of wireless backhauling considered in the analysis Quality amp Assurance Annual Denotes the annual costs for wireless backhaul quality and assurance for each type of wir
19. d will only be used for new links Installation and commissioning Denotes the installation and commissioning costs related to a single radio link for each type of radio link This field will only be used for new links Test Activities Denotes the test activity cost related to a single radio link for each type of radio link This field will only be used for new links Other Denotes any other CAPEX costs for each type of radio link This field will only be used for new links Wired Backhaul The following parameters have to be configured separately in 2G 3G sharing and No 2G 3G Sharing scenarios Activation Cost per BTS NodeB Denotes the one time costs related to the activation of the connectivity for a single BTS NodeB Other Denotes the other CAPEX costs related to connectivity TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 29 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 6 2 4 Other CAPEX Remaining RAN Elements The following parameters have to be configured e Update Y1 Annual Update Denotes the upgrade costs related to the BSC RNC defined at first year of the analysis period The user can define an annual update percentage to consider possible further system upgrades e Other Denotes any other CAPEX costs related to the BSC RNC Core Network The following parameters have to be configured e Update Y1 Annual Update Denotes
20. e EE 17 5 BE e tute NEI E 18 io EE A LOU OI E 18 Can NR A EC a e el EE 18 SN eam eg EGUMEN E 19 5 2 wk 8 0 B 6 n1 nrk n rt erten A n1 aAA REA EEA EAEE nEE REA n Ene nn eraen ana 20 5 2 1 Maximum Path e CN 20 5 2 2 Path Loss e e E 20 ed CGI C10 EE 21 Se ANY lt 1 go 18 EE 21 Doe TE 22 5 4 Network Dimensioning A 22 zll CUEN eege 22 5 4 2 Radio ACCESS Network cccccccccceccceeeeeeeeceeeeceececeeeeceeceseeseseeeeneeceseeseseeeeaeeeas 23 5 4 3 Backhauling EVN OI EE 23 De EE ee 24 5 5 1 BTS NodeB Roll Out ban 24 5 5 2 Radio LINK Roll out ban 25 5 5 3 Internet Traffic Split ban 25 6 ECONOMIC and Financial AN Aly EE 27 Cd FPT ONO ee 27 E EE 27 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 4 Powered by WiTech TEAO mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 6 2 1 BTS Nodeb ernro t rnrn rn Errr nEn E EEEE E EE E nrn E ennnen 27 ZZ USEF EOUME Ee 28 a BIKAIN E 29 MV TE CTS Te Na EEN 29 wired Bea EE 29 Ek OS CA PEA ea A A AA A AAR 30 Remaining RAN Element 30 Core NetWor gl EE 30 KEE CAPEX ee 30 On EE ee 30 Oe EE 31 SE al Ie 0c e aes a EE 31 BS NOC D oree aaa A E E ERE EREEREER E REEERE 31 Jeor CUE IN EE 31 BG UU FV E 32 SI e e 32 6 4 2 Sales General Administrative 34 Fg IT EE 34 Customer Acquisition amp CAFC vcciicciscsnsscssnniasnnilantuicainntaiies wie aienlduieneainelniiedieawawenentiions 34 EE Ee 35 GO EE EE 35 7 PEPOT EE 36 Annex A Territorial Oharactertzaton A 37 AMMO BE Re
21. e backhaul network e Multithop Factor Denotes the factor that takes into account the possibility that a BTS NodeB needs to relay signal through one or more intermediary site to reach the core network 5 5 Roll out 5 5 1 BTS NodeB Roll out Plan For each Region Scenario and type of BTS NodeB the following parameters have to be configured e 2G 3G Sharing Number of New BTS NodeB Denotes the additional number of BTS NodeB planned to be deployed on a new site shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis e No 2G 3G Sharing Number of New BTS NodeB Denotes the additional number of BIS NodeB planned to be deployed on a new site not shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis e Number of New TRX Carrier Denotes the total both shared and not Shared between 2G and 3G network additional number of TRX Carrier planned to be deployed on a new site for each year of the analysis e 2G 3G Sharing Number of Upgraded BTS NodeB Provides the additional number of BTS NodeB planned to be upgraded deployed on a site Shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis e No 2G 3G Sharing Number of Upgraded BTS NodeB Provides the additional number of BTS NodeB planned to be upgraded deployed on a site not shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis e Number of Upgraded TRX Carrier Denotes the total both shared and not Shared between 2G and
22. ear of the analysis period TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 9 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e Technical Analysis Has the purpose of gathering all data in order to define the required bill of quantities related to the access and backhauling network o Equipment Up to six types of BTS NodeB and six types of User Equipments can be configured o Performance To carry out a complete link budget analysis margins have to be set The Okumura Hata Model is taken into account on the 900 MHz band whilst the Cost 231 Hata Model is taken into consideration on the 1800 MHz band o Capacity Demand To estimate the capacity required by the users located in each Region to be served the average usage per user has to be characterised o Network Dimensioning As for network sizing the current situation and other relevant parameters have to be set o Roll out As for network roll out the additional number of BTS NodeBs TRX Carriers and radio links have to be configured e Economic amp Financial Analysis Aims at collecting all data both to calculate CAPEX and OPEX and to estimate some key indicators such as Earnings before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation EBITDA Net Income Net Present Value NPV Payback Period PBP and Internal Rate of Return IRR o Personnel The personnel costs have to be set considering all the typical roles in an operator company executive staff technical ops
23. eless backhauling considered in the analysis Operation Annual Denotes the annual costs for wireless backhaul operation for each type of wireless backhauling considered in the analysis Other Annual Denotes any other operational annual costs for each type of wireless backhauling considered in the analysis Wired Backhaul The following parameters have to be configured Cost per Mbps Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the annual connectivity costs per Mbps evaluated at first year of the analysis period The annual variation can be either positive increase or negative decrease Other COS Remaining RAN Elements The following parameters have to be configured Maintenance amp Spare Annual Denotes the annual costs for BSC RNC maintenance and spare parts TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 32 Powered by WiTech TEA mca Technical Support Annual Denotes the annual costs for BSC RNC technical support Quality amp Assurance Annual Denotes the annual costs for BSC RNC quality and assurance Operation Annual Denotes the annual costs for BSC RNC operation Other Annual Denotes any other annual operational costs for BSC RNC Core Network The following parameters have to be configured Maintenance amp Spare Annual Denotes the annual costs for Core Network maintenance and spare parts Technical Support Annual
24. es occurring in the cable connecting the antenna to the electronics in the BTS NodeB Other Losses dB Denotes any other loss at BTS NodeB side such as isolators combiners and filters accounted for in the calculation of the EIRP Max EIRP dBm Denotes the maximum value of the Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power EIRP defined as the power of the transmitter plus antenna gain minus transmission losses at BTS NodeB side LNA Gain dB Provides the Low Noise Amplifier Gain LNA This is an effective method to improve the cell coverage in Up Link direction This is achieved by amplifying the received signal by LNA before the receiver losses For this reason the amplifier is placed just after the receiving antenna Minimum Sensitivity dB Denotes the minimum input signal required to produce a specified Signal to Noise S N ratio at the output port of the BTS NodeB Number of TRX Carrier per Sector In the case of 2G equipment this figure denotes the number of TRX for each sector of the BTS whilst in the case of 3G equipment this figure denotes the number of carriers for each sector of the NodeB In the case of the 2G business case the BTSs have to be configured whilst in the case of the 3G business case the NodeBs have to be configured TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 18 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e Number of Sector Denotes the number of logical sectors with which
25. ght of each User Equipment type i e the height at which the User Equipment is located TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 20 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 5 3 Capacity Demand 5 3 1 Average Usage For each Service Profile the following parameters have to be configured e Minutes of Voice Call Average Usage Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the monthly average minutes of voice calls from and to mobile per user It is characterised by the monthly average minutes of voice calls at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Minutes of Video Call Average Usage Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the monthly average minutes of video calls from and to mobile per user It is characterised by the monthly average minutes of video calls at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Number of SMS Average Usage Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the monthly average number of SMS from and to mobile per user It is characterised by the monthly average number of SMS at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear
26. gt in the case of the 2G _ business case and lt CompanyName_3G gt in the case of the 3G business case TEA MCA Allows starting the application TEA MCA EULA Displays the End User License Agreement EULA in PDF format TEA MCA User Guide Displays this document in PDF format Uninstall Uninstalls all the application components from the PC Main Modules and Sub modules of the Input Gathering Form The TEA Input Gathering Form is made up of three main modules and each module is constituted by different sub modules A summary of the main functions of each module and sub module is provided below e Market Analysis Aims at properly collecting all data in order to evaluate the potential market for 2G 3G services and to make reliable revenue forecasts for the 2G 3G services to be offered o Territorial Analysis To characterise each Region the percentage of the geographical extension and the percentage of inhabitants households and micro small medium large enterprises to be covered by the network have to be set o Service Profile To estimate correctly the revenues each service profile has to be characterised in terms of technical features and pricing policies o Market Forecast To evaluate the market size properly the broadband penetration rate and the churn impact have to be set per each year of the analysis period and for each Region o Revenues To estimate properly the revenues additional revenues have to be set per each y
27. ill only be used for upgraded BTS NodeB TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 27 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI The following parameters have to be configured separately in 2G 3G sharing and No 2G 3G Sharing scenarios 8 e Site Acquisition Denotes the one time costs related to the acquisition of the site where each type of BTS NodeB is located This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB e Site Equipping Denotes the one time costs related to the equipping of the site where each type of BTS NodeB is located This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB e Equipment Denotes the total costs of the passive components e g antennas cables etc and networking elements e g router switch UPS etc for each type of BTS NodeB This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB e Services Denotes the cost related to various implementation services Site equipping Civil Works Project Installation and Commissioning and Test Activities for each type of BTS NodeB This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB e Other Denotes any other CAPEX costs not included above for each type of BTS NodeB This field will only be used for new BTS NodeB 6 2 2 User Equipment For each type of User Equipment the following parameters have to be configured e Device Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the device unit costs defined at first year of the an
28. is period Sales As Revenues Percentage Denotes the sales costs excluding Salaries evaluated as percentage of revenues for each year of the analysis period Customer Acquisition amp Care The following parameters have to be configured Customer acquisition Cost per user Y1 Annual Variation Denotes the one time customer acquisition costs excluding salaries evaluated at first year of the analysis period and annual variation as percentage on it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease Customer Care As Revenues Percentage Denotes the customer care costs excluding salaries evaluated as percentage of revenues for each year of the analysis period 10 Fees for spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz band will be calculated automatically by the tool based on the input in Section 5 4 2 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 34 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Other SG amp A The following parameters have to be configured e Billing Cost per user Annual Denotes the annual billing cost per user e Bad Debts and Churn As Revenues Percentage Denotes the bad debts and churn impact costs evaluated as percentage of revenues for each year of the analysis period e Other SG amp A Denotes any other annual sales general and administrative costs for each year of the analysis period 6 5 Sta
29. itional capacity whilst in the case of 3G this field is negative subtracted capacity e Additional Capacity Permits taking into account any additional Capacity required such as the roaming subscriber and MVNO subscriber traffic for each type of service voice video SMS MMS internet traffic This field is positive additional capacity 5 4 Network Dimensioning 5 4 1 Current Situation For each Region Scenario and type of BTS NodeB the following parameters have to be configured e BTS NodeB Number Denotes the total amount of BTS NodeB at June 2010 e TRX Carrier Number In the case of the 2G business case denotes the total amount of TRX as at June 2010 whilst in the case of the 3G business case denotes the total amount of carriers as at June 2010 e 2G 3G Sharing Denotes the percentage of sites estimated on the total amount of BTS NodeB as the case may be that are shared between the 2G and the 3G network as at June 2010 For each Region and for each Scenario the following parameters have to be configured e Radio Link Number Denotes the total amount of radio links used for the 2G or 3G network as the case may be as at June 2010 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 22 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e 2G 3G Sharing Denotes the percentage of radio links estimated on the total amount of radio links that are shared between the 2G and the 3G network as at June 201
30. ll for Applications 13 Im accordance with NSO statistics one Enterprise is equivalent to one Legal Unit one administrative registration Therefore enterprises that have a number of outlets across the islands are considered to constitute one enterprise The location of this enterprise would be considered to be its registered office TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 38 Powered by WiTech TEA MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY Annex B Acronyms 2G Second Generation 3G Third Generation ARPU Average Revenue Per User BSC Base Station Controller BTS Base Transceiver Station CAPEX CApital EXPenditures CE Channel Element CIR Committed Information Rate COS Cost Of Service dB Decibel dBi Decibel isotropic dBm Decibel referenced to one milliwatt D amp A Depreciation amp Amortization DL Down Link E amp F Economic amp Financial EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power G amp A General amp Administrative HH Household HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access HSPA High Speed Packet Access HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access HW Hardware IP Internet Protocol ISD Inter Site Distance LNA Low Noise Amplifier LU Local Units Mbps Mega bits per second MKT Marketing MMS Multimedia Messaging Service MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operator OPEX OPerational Expenditures PIR Peak Information Rate RNC Radio Network Controller SG amp A Sales General amp Administrative TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide
31. model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Number of MMS Average Usage Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the monthly average number of MMS from and to mobile per user It is characterised by the monthly average number of MMS at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease e Internet Traffic Average Usage Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the total monthly average Mbytes of both downloaded and uploaded Internet data from and to mobile per user It is characterised by the monthly average Mbytes of Internet data at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 21 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 5 3 2 Other The following parameters have to be configured e Non Conversation Holding Time Permits taking into account minutes of non conversation for voice and video calls It is a percentage of the monthly average minutes of voice and video call per user e Roaming Capacity from 3G to 2G Permits taking into account the roaming 3G traffic in areas where 3G coverage is not complete In the case of 2G this field is positive add
32. nnect in a service area but the users may or may not be subscribed to the network TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 12 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY o Population Denotes inhabitants that live in the analysed region These are considered as Individuals in the Market Analysis and are usually the target of personal services o Households Denotes nuclear families that live in the analysed region They are usually the target of home Internet voice services o Enterprises Denotes enterprises located in the analysed region They are usually the target of office Internet voice services Enterprises are classified as Micro Small Medium and Large depending on the number of employees Micro from 1 to 9 employees Small from 10 to 49 employees Medium from 50 to 249 employees Large more than 250 employees 4 2 Service Profile 4 2 1 Characterization For each Service Profile the following parameters have to be configured e Minutes of Voice Call Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the minutes of voice calls that are included in the bundle of the flat fee service It is characterised by the minutes of voice calls at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal
33. ofile 3 50 100 4 3 Market Forecast 4 3 1 Customer Base For each Region the following parameters have to be configured e Number of Users This column denotes the customer base at June 2010 related to the selected Market Segment for each Service Profile All current service profiles need to be mapped in the planned service profiles defined in the section 4 2 4 3 2 Penetration Rate For each Region the following parameters have to be configured e Penetration Rate This row denotes the number of new users per Market Segment irrespective of churn which effect will be determined by setting the specific parameter see section 4 3 3 as a percentage of the target Users Passed defined in section 4 1 2 above for each year of the TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 16 Powered by WiTech TEAO mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI analysis period If an operator has both a 2G and 3G network he needs to take into account the penetration rate related to 2G in the case of the 2G business case or 3G in the case of the 3G business case 4 3 3 Churn Rate For each Region the following parameters have to be configured e Churn Rate This row denotes the percentage of acquired users per Market Segment that are forecasted to discontinue their use of service for each year of the analysis period If an operator has both a 2G and 3G network he needs to take into account the churn rate related to 2G in the case of the
34. olds Micro Small Medium and Large Local Units the following parameters have to be configured e Service Profile Distribution This column denotes the service profile distribution related to the selected market segment Example for the gt In the case of flat fee services this field would include the additional revenue from the customers as a result of for example sending additional SMS to those included in bundle TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 15 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Individuals market segment 30 would be on Service Profile 1 20 on Service Profile 2 and the remaining 50 on Service Profile 3 Note the total of this column should be 100 e User Equipment Distribution This row denotes the user equipment distribution related to the selected market segment for each service profile Example for the Individuals market segment out of the 30 using Service Profile 1 10 would use User Equipment 1 and the remaining 90 would use User Equipment 2 On the other hand all the users of Service Profile 2 will use User Equipment 3 and all the users of Service Profile 3 will use User Equipment 4 Note the total of this row should be 100 Note the examples denoted above would result in the following input scheme Service User User User User Profile Equipment Equipment Equipment Equipment Ka 1 2 3 4 Service Profile 1 30 10 90 Service Profile 2 20 100 Service Pr
35. ted in the wizard 2 1 1 For Windows Vista Users Only Disabling UAC To run the TEA Input Gathering Form on Microsoft Windows Vista you will have to disable UAC User Account Control as described below 1 Open the Control Panel TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 7 Powered by WiTech TEAS mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 2 Under User Account and Family Safety settings click on Add or remove user accounts 3 Under your user account click on the Go to the main User Account page link 4 Under Make changes to your user account click on the Change security settings link 5 In the Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure click to unselect the Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer and then click on the OK button You will be then prompted to reboot your computer Do so when ready Once Windows Vista has been restarted launch the TEA Input Gathering Form TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 8 Powered by WiTech N A TEA mca O 3 Running the Input Gathering Form 3 1 Starting the Input Gathering Form Double click on the TEA MCA icon on Start menu gt All programs gt TEA MCA to launch the TEA Input Gathering Form The other icons in the menu give access to the following 3 2 Export Data Allows exporting the database of the project After having clicked on Export Data save the Notepad file by using as project name lt CompanyName_2G
36. tements The following parameters are required to be entered e Expense Interest Rate Denotes the average interest rate that a company pays to bondholders banks or private lenders as the case may be e Income Interest Rate Denotes the average interest rate that a company earns for business and short term deposit investments as the case may be e Accounts Receivable Days Denotes the measure of the average time customers take to pay for purchases e Accounts Payable Days Denotes the measure of the average time the company takes to pay suppliers e Equity Denotes the capital injected or obtained by the company in the referring year e Financing o Debt Value Denotes the amount of loan money obtained by the company in the referring year o Annual Interest Rate Denotes the annual interest rate applied to debt value obtained in the referring year o Years to Pay Off Denotes the years in which the loan obtained in the referring year will be paid off TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 35 Powered by WiTech TEAS mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 7 Report The TEA Input Gathering Form can generate automatically a report containing all data To generate the report click on the Report link in the footer of the page The report will be published in the form of web pages a page for each one of the main sections To move from a page to another one select it from the menu on the
37. the upgrade costs related to the Core Network defined at first year of the analysis period The user can define an annual update percentage to consider possible further system upgrades e Other Denotes any other CAPEX costs related to the Core Network Other CAPEX e Other CAPEX Denotes any other annual CAPEX costs for each year of the analysis period This field could for example take into account costs related to roaming traffic termination traffic and MVNO traffic 6 3 D amp A The following parameters have to be configured e Years to Depreciate Amortize Denotes the number of years to depreciate costs for each CAPEX item BTS NodeB User Equipment Wireless Backhaul Wired Backhaul Remaining RAN Elements Core Elements Other CAPEX A straight line depreciation and amortisation is applied 2 As the case may be i e for the 2G business case the costs related to the BSC have to be included whilst for the 3G business case the costs related to the RNC have to be included TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 30 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 6 4 OPEX 6 4 1 Cost of Service BTS NodeB The following parameters have to be configured separately in 2G 3G sharing and No 2G 3G Sharing scenarios e Site Lease amp Utilities Annual Denotes the annual costs for BTS NodeB site lease and utilities e Maintenance amp Spare Annual Denotes the annual
38. to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes WiTech S p A makes no warranties of any kind regarding the TEA software and the features and specifications of the software described in this publication are subject to change without notice Revisions will be incorporated into new editions of this publication WiTech S p A Via Giuntini 25 56023 Navacchio di Cascina Pisa Italy Phone 39 050 77 50 56 fax 39 050 75 47 22 www witech it TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 2 Powered by WiTech TEAS mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI This page is intentionally left blank TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 3 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Index le Ch A AAAA RE AAAA A AARAA AAAA EEO RAER 4 1 uge ee eg e EE 6 2 PaStal Gs me moU Geciye iG FON EE 7 K Be TE 7 2 1 1 For Windows Vista Users Only Disabling UA 7 3 Running the Input Gathering Form 9 3 1 Starting the Input Gathering Form 9 3 2 Main Modules and Sub modules of the Input Gathering Form 9 Ge ROME EE 10 4 Kli 12 4 1 Territorial ANALYSIS 00 cccccccccccecccnecccueeceuecenececeeeeseeeeseeceseeeeseseesseessesaeeesesessesessesseneeesnes 12 4 1 1 Terton 12 e EN e elei EE 12 4 2 Service EE 13 eZ CA OZ O NEE 13 42 2 Ee ein EE 15 e ET Be D Gia lt Se ee eee 16 ht EE EE 16 Ase Penetradon EE 16 ri EE EE EE 17
39. top of the page If you have a PDF publisher each main section of the report can be saved as a separate PDF file by first clicking on Fi e in the menu bar in the upper left corner of the page and then clicking on Page Setup TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 36 Powered by WiTech TEA mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI Annex A Territorial Characterization The territory of Malta has been divided in three Regions e Eastern Region Malta Xlokk including the following Districts o Southern Harbour o South Eastern e North Western Region Malta Majjistral including the following Districts o Northern Harbour o Western o Northern e Gozo and Comino Information on each Region is provided in the Google Earth File which is included in the zip file made available with the Call for Applications It has been defined according to the data provided by the NSO and the MEPA For each Region the following data is included e Territory o Area Extension of the analysed Region measured in square kilometres and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios 2 e Demography o Population Inhabitants that live in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios o Households Nuclear families that live in the analysed Region and related distribution among Dense Urban Urban Suburban and Rural scenarios o Micro Enterprises Enterprises
40. tting the number of SMS that are included in the bundle of the flat fee service It is characterised by the number of SMS at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal to zero e Number of MMS Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the number of MMS that are included in the bundle of the flat fee service It is characterised by the number of MMS at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal to zero e Internet Traffic MB Y1 Annual Variation Allows setting the number of Mbytes of Internet data usage total of both downloaded and uploaded data that are included in the bundle of the flat fee service It is characterised by Mbytes of Internet at the first year of the analysis period and by an annual variation as a percentage of it The annual variation has a linear model and can be either positive increase or negative decrease In the case of non bundle services this field has to be set equal to zero e PIR Mbps Internet Denotes the Peak Information Rate PIR that is
41. w 22108 f 0 TE 39 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 5 Powered by WiTech TEAO mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI 1 Introduction As part of their submission to the Call for Applications Leading to access to rights of use of radio frequencies in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands in Malta Applicants will be required to input relevant information in the TEA Input Gathering Form which can be downloaded as part of the Call for Application pack The Input Gathering Form template caters for both 2G and 3G networks Applicants need to create separate project files one customised for 2G networks and the other for 3G as the case may be For the purpose of this exercise if the Applicant has both a 2G and 3G network he needs to where applicable take into account the proportion of costs and revenues directly imputable to 2G in the case of the 2G business case or 3G in the case of the 3G business case Furthermore in the case of the 3G business case the Applicant must also apportion the relevant cost and revenues between its 2 1GHz operation and the prospective 900 MHz 1800 MHz one This information will then be used by the Malta Communications Authority to evaluate the Applicants business plans The TEA tool allows taking into account all critical aspects market technical economic and financial ensuring an alignment between business and technology strategies Note This user manual is common for both the
42. work for each year of the analysis No 2G 3G Sharing Number of Decommissioned Radio Links Denotes the additional number of decommissioned radio links not shared between 2G and 3G network for each year of the analysis 5 5 3 Internet Traffic Split Plan In the case of the 2G business case for each Region and Scenario the following parameters have to be configured Over GSM GPRS Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over GSM GPRS TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 25 Powered by WiTech TEAO mca MALTA COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORI e Over GSM EDGE Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over GSM EDGE Note for each year of the analysis the sum of the percentage of Internet Traffic over GSM GPRS and GSM EDGE should be 100 In the case of the 3G business case for each Region and Scenario the following parameters have to be configured e Over UMTS Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over UMTS e Over HSPA 3 6 Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over HSPA 3 6 e Over HSPA 7 2 Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over HSPA 7 2 e Over HSPA 14 4 Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over HSPA 14 4 e Over HSPA 28 8 Denotes the percentage of Internet Traffic over HSPA 28 8 Note for each year of the analysis the sum of the percentage of Internet Traffic over UMTS HSPA 3 6 HSPA 7 2 HSPA 14 4 and HSPA 28 8 should be 100 TEA Input Gathering Form User Guide 26 Powered by
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