Patrick Maillé, researcher at Télécom Bretagne, co-authored « Telecommunication Network Economics

Patrick Maillé, researcher at Télécom Bretagne, and Bruno Tuffin, Director of Research at Inria, authored « Telecommunication Network Economics – From Theory to Applications » published at Cambridge University Press.

Presenting a balance of theory and practice, this up-to-date guide provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues in telecommunication network economics, as well as the mathematical models behind the solutions. These mathematical foundations enable the reader to understand the economic issues arising at this pivotal time in network economics, from business, research and political perspectives. This is followed by a unique practical guide to current topics, including app stores, volume-based pricing, auctions for advertisements, search engine business models, the network neutrality debate, the relationship between mobile operators and mobile virtual network operators, and the economics of security. The guide discusses all types of players in telecommunications, from users, to access and transit network providers, to service providers (including search engines, cloud providers or content delivery networks), to content providers and regulatory bodies. Ideal for graduate students, researchers and industry practitioners working in telecommunications.

• Combines theory with practice, allowing readers to make a link between modeling and applications and to understand potentially misleading intuitions • Presents a comprehensive picture of all issues at stake by discussing all actors in telecommunications • Provides an unbiased discussion of current hot topics, enabling readers to form their own opinions based on an up-to-date understanding of the issues

Cet ouvrage donne un aperçu complet des questions clés dans l’économie des réseaux de télécommunication, ainsi que des modèles mathématiques derrière les solutions. Ces fondements mathématiques permettent au lecteur de comprendre les enjeux économiques liés à cette période charnière de l’économie des réseaux, des affaires, de la recherche et des perspectives politiques. Il traite de sujets au cœur de l’actualité tels que les ventes aux enchères pour la publicité, les modèles d’affaires des moteurs de recherche, le débat sur la neutralité du réseau, la relation entre les opérateurs mobiles et les opérateurs de réseaux mobiles virtuels, et l’économie de la sécurité. Ce livre combine la théorie à la pratique, permettant aux lecteurs de faire un lien entre la modélisation et les applications.

Telecommunication Network Economics
From Theory to Applications
Patrick Maillé, Bruno Tuffin
Cambridge University Press, 2014
70,00 £ (hardback) ; Other available format: eBook