Pricing of Coexisting Cellular and Community Networks

Community networks have emerged as an alternative to licensed-band systems (WiMAX, 4G, etc.), providing an access to the Internet with Wi-Fi technology while covering large areas. A community network is easy and cheap to deploy, as the network is using members' access points in order to cover the area. We study the competition between a community operator and a traditional operator (using a licensed-band system) through a game-theoretic model, while considering the mobility of each user in the area.

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