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• 10/2007: Equinox & Comsof join forces in Middle-East

• COMSOF Folder
• Joint COMSOF & Deloitte Folder

• INCA Folder: our Cost Modelling software
• FiberPlanIT Folder: Optimise your FTTX Network Design
• MediaDRAIN Folder: our Media Asset Management framework

• FTTH Forum 2009, Barcelona, May 5 - May 7, 2009
  
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Successful Strategic Planning of FTTX networks by combining GIS based network planning with geo-marketing data"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• Broadband World Forum Europe (BBWF), Brussels, September 29 - October 2, 2008
  "Delivering the Promise"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "FTTX: Making the right strategical decisions"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Brussels, September 21 - September 25, 2008
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Fiber closing in to the customer´s premises: Making the right design decisions"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• FTTH Counsil Europe Conference, Paris, February 27 - February 28, 2008
  "Crossing the Chasm to Mass Market Fiber"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "The business case for Next Generation Access Networks: NGA requires a local approach"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF) and Astrid Wisse (Ernst & Young)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• IIR conference, London, December 3 - December 7, 2007
  "Allocating Costs & Calculating Profitability in Telecoms"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Dimensioning & Optimising FTTx Networks To Minimise Investments And Operational Costs"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• IIR conference, Amsterdam, December 3 - December 6, 2007
  "GPON Deployment Forum"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Assessing Optimal Deployment strategies for FTTx access networks"
    Presentation by Jeroen Vanhaverbeke (COMSOF) and Paul van de Loo (Ernst & Young)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• IIR conference, Dubai, October 28 - November 1, 2007
  "Telecoms Cost Accounting"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Fixed Line LRIC: Determining How To Construct And Maintain A Top-Down LRIC Model"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• IIR conference, Prague, May 21 - May 25, 2007
  "Regulatory Cost Modelling and Accounting in Telecoms"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Outlining The Construction Of An Accurate Bottom-Up Model For The Fixed Access Network"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).



• Workshop COMSOF-Deloitte for the non-telecom industry, Brussels, December 7, 2006
  "Cost Intelligence in Network and Regulated Industries"
  Developing tailor-made and transparent cost and profitability models implemented on a robust and flexible platform.
  Lunch seminar organised by COMSOF and Deloitte on Cost Intelligence in Network and Regulated Industries.
  Presentations:
  
  • Introduction
    By Marc Mertens (Deloitte) and Prof. Paul Lagasse (INTEC, University of Ghent)
  • Introduction to Cost Modelling
    By Tanguy Agie(Deloitte)
  • Belgacom testimonial: What is influencing the increasing complexity of cost models?
    By Peter Dieu (Belgacom)
  • Railway Infrastructure Costing
    By Marc Derycke (Deloitte)
  • Demonstration of the INCA cost modelling platform
    By Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
  Download the seminar presentations here (authorized access).




• IIR Conference, London, November 27 - December 1, 2006
  "Allocating Costs and Calculating Profitability in Telecoms"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Determining how to adapt existing regulatory oriented cost models for internal use and profitability analysis"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF) and Tanguy Agie (Deloitte)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).
  
  
  • Post-Conference Workshop:
    "Defining a Roadmap to develop Effective Cost Models for Regulatory and Profitability Analysis"
    Workshop organised by COMSOF and Deloitte
    Presentations:
    • Introduction
      By José van Ooteghem (COMSOF) and Marc Mertens (Deloitte)
    • Introduction to Cost Modelling
      By Arjan Rietveld (Deloitte)
    • Outlining a Structured Approach to the Development of Cost Models
      By Tangy Agie (Deloitte)
    • Evaluating how to Use a Dedicated Software Platform to Enable Effective Simulations and Analysis
      By Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the workshop presentations here (authorized access).



• IIR Conference, Vienna, July 2 - July 6, 2006
  "Regulatory Cost Accounting & Reporting"
  
  • Conference Presentation:
    "Demonstrating the use of a hybrid model to improve transparency and repeatability of costing results"
    Presentation by Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    Download the presentation here (authorized access).
  
  
  • Post-Conference Workshop:
    "Concepts and Practicalities of constructing Top-Down and Bottom-Up cost models for Regulatory Purposes"
    Workshop organised by COMSOF
    Presentations:
    • Introduction and Program Overview
      By José van Ooteghem (COMSOF)
    • Introduction to the principles of Cost Modelling
      By Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    • Outlining the main steps in the construction of a Top-Down model
      By Marianne Karkan (Belgacom)
    • Justification of the Top-Down costing results
      By Raf Meersman (COMSOF)
    • Concepts and practicalities of modelling CapEx Costs in Bottom-Up
      By Peter Dieu (Belgacom)
    • Concepts and practicalities of modelling OpEx Costs in Bottom-Up
      By Sofie Verbrugge (IBCN - INTEC - University of Ghent)
    Download the workshop presentations here (authorized access).

• S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, K. Casier, D. Colle, J. Vanhaverbeke, J. Van Ooteghem, P. Demeester, "Issues in techno-economic evaluation of VDSL/FTTH access networks roll-out", NOC 2007.
• K. Casier, S. Verbrugge, J. Van Ooteghem, D. Colle, R. Meersman, M. Pickavet, P. Demeester, "Impact of sensitivity and iterative calculations on cost-based pricing", CTTE 2007.
• K. Casier, D. Colle, S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, P. Demeester, "Impact of reliability constraints and operational expenses on equipment planning", DRCN 2007.
• K. Casier, S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, J. Van Ooteghem, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, P. Demeester, "A fair cost allocation scheme for CapEx and OpEx for a network service provider", CTTE 2006
• K. Casier, S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, J. Van Ooteghem, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, P. Demeester, "Adding cost-drivers to the pricing process by using a bottom-up cost-allocation approach", FITCE 2006.
• K. Casier, S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, J. Van Ooteghem, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, P. Demeester, "A two-phased scheme for allocating shared costs to services in a converged network", BCN 2006.
• K. Casier, S. Verbrugge, R. Meersman, J. Van Ooteghem, D. Colle, M. Pickavet, P. Demeester, "Using a long-term cost-allocation approach for calculating reliable pricing-margins", BroadBand Europe 2006.
• R. Meersman, "Evaluating the use of flexible reporting to better understand the cost structure of your services", IIR's Allocating Costs and Calculating Profitability in Telecoms, 2005.
• R. Meersman, W. Van Parys, P. Arijs, "Multiple Objective Heuristic for Ring Loading and Logical Wavelength Assignment in OCH-SPRings", ONDM 2001.
• W. Van Parys, P. Arijs, P. Demeester, "Evolution towards Transparent Optical Networks using Selective Wavelength Regeneration and Conversion", NFOEC 2001.
• W. Van Parys, P. Arijs, R. Meersman, "Network Design Tools for the Optical Layer and their value for Operators and Suppliers", Networks 2000.
• P. Arijs, B. Van Caenegem, P. Demeester, P. Lagasse, W. Van Parys, P. Achten, "Design of Ring and Mesh based WDM Transport Networks", Optical Networks Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2000.