(click on the 'docs' button to get directed to the full model documentation)

The Cambridge Communications Assessment Model provides analytics for decision-makers on (i) capacity-demand and (ii) risk, vulnerability and resilience. The fixed, wireless and satellite sectors are currently under development.

Oughton, E. J. and Frias, Z. (2017) The cost, coverage and rollout implications of 5G infrastructure 
in Britain. Telecommunications Policy. doi: 10.1016/j.telpol.2017.07.009.

All code for The Cambridge Communications Assessment Model is written in Python (Python>=3.5) and has a number of dependencies. See requirements.txt for a full list.

The recommended installation method is to use conda<http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html>_, which handles packages and virtual environments, along with the conda-forge channel which has a host of pre-built libraries and packages.

Create a conda environment, using 'digital_comms' as a short reference for digital communications:

conda create --name digital_comms python=3.6

Activate it:

activate digital_comms

For development purposes:

Run this command once per machine:

python setup.py develop

To install permanently:

python setup.py install

To build the documentation:

python setup.py docs

The run the tests:

python setup.py test

The Cambridge Communications Assessment Model was written and developed at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford within the EPSRC-sponsored MISTRAL programme, as part of the Infrastructure Transition Research Consortium.