Valuation of Mobile Broadband PSE Network for Society

WecalculatetheaddedvalueforsocietyofPublicSafetyandEmergency(PSE) agencies when they have a dedicated mobile wideband/broadband network to complement the offering of the existing PSE mobile networks. The principles of benefit valuation are demonstrated. The basic PSE operational processes aredividedintooperations.Theoperationsofanorganizationcanbemodelled and the sub-tasks of operations utilizing improved communication tools and applications can be redefined. The modelling and the definition of the costs of every operation can be done using the System Dynamic analysis and Three Viewpoint Model analysis (Martikainen and Halonen, 2011) tools. After that the costs of the new mobile network service are estimated; the alternatives analysed include the dedicated TEDS (TETRA Enhanced Data System) and LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks. The proposed approach gives answers to the three following questions: (1) is there any benefit in building a new high speed mobile data network for PSE agencies; (2) what is the Net Present Value (NPV) of the business case including the costs of the new PSE wideband/broadband mobile network and what are the social benefits that the new network makes possible, and; (3) how can the benefits of mobile broadband/wideband communication be correlated to population density in order to create additional value for society.