Technological Assessment of Internet Access Media: Bangladesh perspective

Abstract

The object of this research is Technological Assessment of Internet Access Media in the perspective of Bangladesh. The Fuzzy AHP technology assessment tool is used for this purpose. For Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (Fuzzy AHP) analysis, we have considered seven main attributes/criteria: Technical Factor (TF), Environment Factor (EVF), Economic Factor (EF), Mobility Factor (MF), Population Factor (POPF), Connection reliability Factor (CRF), and Running Cost (RC), and five main factors : Coaxial Cable , Optical Fiber, Wimax, 3G, and 4G. In this study, with the Fuzzy AHP tool, based on expert opinion data it is found that the Optical Fiber has got top ranking and 28.3% preference, almost equally preferred of 4G with 2nd position in ranking which is 19.8% preferable. The 3rd rank is 3G and it is 19.5% preferable, Wimax and Coaxial Cable has got 4th and 5th rank with 17.2% preference and 16.4% preference respectively. Based on the result of this research it would be suggested that Optical Fiber has the highest preference.