Analysis of the New Site Development Process for a Wireless Telecommunications Carrier

This thesis examines the new site development process for a telecommunications carrier. Evolutions in cellular technologies have led to an exponential increase in the need for network resources. This has translated into rising development costs for the industry, mainly due to the increasing negotiating power of landlords and to stricter regulations by government bodies. The existing new site development process was found to be missing return on investment (ROI) analysis and validation of the value provided by locations for new sites such as towers, rooftops and monopoles acquired by the real estate department. This paper proposes an updated process, to be adopted by the implementation team that would address these deficiencies and would guarantee that every installation carried out by the team would provide positive value for the organization.