RESEARCH

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cost modelling and business cases (5G/6G, FTTx, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, NGN, etc.).
Economic, technical and legal aspects of the regulation of telecommunications services.
Telecommunications Policy: Impact of governmental policies on the deployment of new telecommunications networks and services.
Geopolitics and Industrial Policy for telecommunications and IT.
Technology adoption and diffusion.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

IEEE Communications Magazine (August 2022-present).
Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier (2018-present).

PUBLICATIONS

Lead Editor of Special Issues for Journals

IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue: "Techno-Economic Analysis of Telecommunications Systems". Guest Editors: J. Rendon Schneir, B. Mölleryd, E. Oughton, C. Mas-Machuca. IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 62, Issue 11, November 2024. (Journal's website), (Guest Editorial).
IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue: "Techno-Economic Analysis of Telecommunications Systems". Guest Editors: J. Rendon Schneir, B. Mölleryd, E. Oughton, C. Mas-Machuca. IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 61, Issue 2, February 2023. (Journal's website), (Guest Editorial).
Telecommunications Policy, Special Issue: "The implications of 5G networks: Paving the way for mobile innovation?". Editors: J. Rendon Schneir, T. Pérez Amaral, J. Whalley, G. Pogorel. Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 42, Issue 8, September 2018, pp 583-658. (Journal's website).

Journals

J. Rendon Schneir, J. Bradford, A. Ajibulu, K. Pearson, K. Konstantinou, H. Osman, G. Zimmermann, "A business case for 5G services in an industrial sea port area", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 46, Issue 3, April 2022, 102264. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, J. Bradford, K. Konstantinou, A. Sumanasena, G. Zimmermann, M. Gramaglia, "Cost assessment of elasticity for a 5G broadband network", Wiley's Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT), Vol. 33, Issue 4, April 2022 (available online 13 December 2021). (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, K. Konstantinou, J. Bradford, G. Zimmermann, H. Droste, R. Canto Palancar, A. Ajibulu, "Cost assessment of multi-tenancy for a 5G broadband network in a dense urban area", Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance (DPRG), Vol. 22, No. 2, 2020, pp. 53-70. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, A. Ajibulu, K. Konstantinou, J. Bradford, G. Zimmermann, H. Droste, R. Canto, "A business case for 5G mobile broadband in a dense urban area", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 43, Issue 7, August 2019, 101813. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Cost Assessment of FTTdp Networks with G.fast", IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 54, Issue 8, August 2016, pp. 144-152. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "A cost study of fixed broadband access networks for rural areas", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 40, Issue 8, August 2016, pp. 755-773. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Economic aspects of fibre to the distribution point with G.fast", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 39, Issue 6, July 2015, pp. 450-462. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Cost Analysis of Network Sharing in FTTH/PONs", IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 52, Issue 2, August 2014, pp. 126-134. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Economic implications of a co-investment scheme for FTTH/PON architectures", Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 37, Issue 10, November 2013, pp. 849-860. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir, "Quality of Service in Cost Models", Communications and Strategies, No. 87, 3rd Quarter 2012.
J. Rendon Schneir, T. Plückebaum, "VoIP network architectures and impacts on costing", INFO, The journal of policy, regulation and strategy for telecommunications, information and media, Vol. 12, No 3, May 2010.
M. Garcia-Murillo, J. Rendón, "A model of wireless broadband diffusion in Latin America", Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 26, Issue 3, August 2009.
A. Wennström, A. Brunstrom, J. Rendón, "Impact of GPRS buffering on TCP performance", IEE Electronics Letters, 30th September 2004, Vol. 40, No. 20.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, L. García, R. Jimenez, "Simulation model for performance evaluation of Internet Applications using GPRS Radio Interface", IEE Electronics Letters, 7th June 2001, Vol. 37 No. 12.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, D. Serarols, J. L. Faner, "Analysis of Snoop TCP Protocol in GPRS network", IEE Electronics Letters, 10th May 2001, Vol.37 No.10

Book Chapters

J. Rendon Schneir, O. Batura, "Case Study about the Broadband Market in Germany", published in "The Dynamics of Broadband Markets in Europe", Wolter Lemstra, William H. Melody (Editors), published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2014.
J. Rendón, F. Kuhlmann, J. P. Alanis, "A business case for the deployment of a 4G wireless heterogeneous network in Spain", Annual Review of Communications, Volume 61, IEC, December 2008.

Book Reviews

J. Rendon Schneir: "The Flip Side of Free: Understanding the Economics of the Internet", Michael Kende, published by MIT Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2021. Book review in: Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance (DPRG), Vol. 24, No. 3, June 2022, pp. 332-335. (Journal's website).
J. Rendon Schneir: "Dogfight: How Apple and Google went to war and started a revolution", Fred Vogelstein, published by Sarah Crichton Books; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, USA, 2013. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 40, Issues 10-11, October 2016, pp. 1085-1086. (Journal's website).
J. Rendon Schneir: "The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths", Mariana Mazzucato, published by Anthem Press: London, UK; New York, USA, 2013. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 39, Issue 7, August 2015, pp. 623-624. (Journal's website)
J. Rendon Schneir: "Towards a Market in Broadcasting: Communications Policy in the UK and Germany", Christian Potschka, published by Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire, UK; New York, USA, 2012. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 39, Issue 2, March 2015, pp. 155-156.
J. Rendon Schneir: "Inequity in the technopolis – race, class, gender, and the Digital Divide in Austin", Joseph Straubhaar, Jeremiah Spence, Zeynep Tufekci, Roberta G. Lentz (Editors), published by University of Texas Press, Austiin, USA, 2012. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 38, Issue 2, March 2014, pp. 218-219.
J. Rendon Schneir: "Internet Policy and Economics – Challenges and Perspectives, 2nd ed.", William H. Lehr, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo (Editors), published by Springer, New York, USA, 2009. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2014, pp. 122-123.
J. Rendon Schneir: “Telecommunication Markets - Drivers and Impediments”, Brigitte Preissl, Justus Haucap, Peter Curwen (Editors), published by Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, 2009. Book review in: Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 35, Issue 6, July 2011, pp. 579-581.

Research Reports

5G-MoNArch D6.3 (2019). "Deliverable 6.3, Final report on architectural verification and validation". July 2019. Available at https://5g-monarch.eu/deliverables/.
5G NORMA D2.3 (2017). "Deliverable 2.3, Evaluation architecture design and socio-economic analysis – final report". December 2017. Available at https://www.it.uc3m.es/wnl/5gnorma/deliverables.html
5G NORMA D2.2 (2016). "Deliverable 2.2, Evaluation methodology for architecture validation, use case business models and services, initial socio-economic results". October 2016. Available at https://www.it.uc3m.es/wnl/5gnorma/deliverables.html
J. Rendon, T. Plückebaum, S. Jay, "LRIC Cost Approaches for Differentiated QoS in Broadband Networks", WIK Research Report for the BNetzA, December 2009.
I. Vogelsang, J. Scott Marcus, J. Rendon et al., "Interconnection in Next Generation Networks (NGNs)", WIK-Consult Report for the telecoms regulator of Peru (OSIPTEL), August 2009.
J. Rendón, T. Plückebaum, "Relevant cost elements of VoIP networks", WIK Research Report for the BNetzA, December 2008.

Conferences

J. Rendon Schneir, G. Zimmermann, J. Bradford, A. Ajibulu, K. Pearson, K. Konstantinou, H. Osman, "A 5G Business Case for an Industrial Sea Port Region", Thre 23rd Biennial Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS), Gothenburg, Sweden, 21-23 June, 2021.
J. Rendon Schneir, G. Zimmermann, H. Droste, K. Konstantinou, J. Bradford, A. Ajibulu, R. Canto, "Cost Analysis of a 5G Network with Multi-Tenancy Options", The 28th European Regional ITS conference, Passau, Germany, 30th July-2nd August, 2017.
J. Rendon Schneir, A. Ajibulu, I. Berberana, G. Zimmermann, C. Chambers, "A Cost Model for a 5G Network", The 27th European Regional ITS conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 7-9 September, 2016.
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Fixed broadband solutions for rural areas: a techno-economic analysis", The 25th European Regional ITS conference, Brussels, Belgium, 22-25 June, 2014.
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Economic Aspects of Hybrid Fiber- and Copper-based Access Networks", The 24th European Regional ITS conference, Florence, Italy, 20-23 October, 2013.
J. Rendon Schneir, Y. Xiong, "Strategic and Economics Aspects of Network Sharing in FTTH/PON Architectures", The 23th European Regional ITS conference, Vienna, Austria, 1-4 July, 2012.
J. Rendon Schneir, "Wireless Broadband Access: Policy Implications of Heterogeneous Networks", The 21st European Regional ITS conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 13-15 September, 2010.
J. S. Marcus, J. Rendon Schneir, "Drivers and Effects of the size and composition of Telecoms Regulatory Agencies", The 21st European Regional ITS conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 13-15 September, 2010.
J. Rendón, T. Plueckebaum, "Cost Implications of deploying a VoIP Network", The 19th European Regional ITS Conference, Rome, Italy, 18-20 September 2008.
J. Rendón, J. Zuidweg, "On the Regulation of Quality of Service Provisioning for Next Generation Networks in Spain and the European Union", The 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC 2007), Arlington, Virginia, USA, September 2007.
M. Garcia-Murillo, J. Rendón, "Wireless Broadband Access for Latin America", The 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC 2007), Arlington, Virginia, USA, September 2007.
J. Rendón, M. Garcia-Murillo, A. Villegas, F. Kuhlmann, "VoIP Regulation in Latin America", The 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC 2007), Arlington, Virginia, USA, September 2007.
J. Rendón, F. Kuhlmann, J.P. Aranis, "A business case for the deployment of a 4G wireless heterogeneous network in Spain", The 18th European International Telecommunications Society Conference (ITS), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2007.
J. Rendón, R. Ferrus, A. Sfairopoulou, F. Casadevall, "Cross-layer interaction between TCP and UMTS RRM scheduling algorithms", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2006 Fall, Montreal, Canada, September 2006.
F. Kuhlmann, J. Rendón, "Broadband deployment in Mexico: possible effects of local loop unbundling", The 16th Biennial International Telecommunications Society Conference (ITS), Beijing, China, June 2006.
J. Rendón, R. Ferrus, A. Sfairopoulou, F. Casadevall, "Impact of UMTS load control mechanisms on TCP", IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit 2006, Mykonos, Greece, June 2006.
R. Ferrús, J. Rendón, X. Revés, F. Casadevall, A. Sfairopoulou, "On the impact of prioritized radio resource control on TCP connections in a downlink UMTS channel", IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2004), Barcelona, Spain, September 2004.
A. Wennström, A. Brunstrom, J. Rendón, J.H. Gustafsson, "The Impact of Preemptive Priority in GPRS on TCP Performance: A measurement study", The first International Workshop on TCP and MAC Protocols in Wireless and Wired Networks (TCPMAC'2004 Workshop), Setubal, Portugal, August 2004.
J. Rendón, R. Ferrús, F. Casadevall, A. Sfairopoulou, "Experimental analysis of TCP behaviour over a downlink UMTS channel under different scheduling strategies", IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit 2004, Lyon, France, June 2004.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, J. Carrasco, "Wireless TCP Proposals with Proxy Servers in the GPRS network", IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2002), Lisbon, Portugal, September 2002.
A. Wennström, A. Brunström, J. Rendón, Jan H. Gustafsson, "A GPRS Testbed for TCP measurements", Fourth IEEE Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications Networks (MWCN'02), Stockholm, Sweden, September 2002.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, J.L. Faner, "Analysis of the behaviour of TCP options in the GPRS system", (in Spanish), Telecom I+D 2001, Spain, November 2001.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, J.L. Faner, "Wireline TCP Options Behaviour in the GPRS Network", IST Mobile Communications Summit 2001, Barcelona, Spain, September 2001.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, D. Serarols, "Snoop TCP Performance over GPRS", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2001 Spring, Greece, May 2001.
J. Rendón, F. Casadevall, L. García, R. Jimenez, "Characterization of the GPRS Radio Interface by Means of a Statistical Model", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2001 Spring, Greece, May 2001.

REFEREEING

Reviewer of papers for the following journals and conferences:

IEEE Communications Magazine, 2020-present.
Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, 2011-present.
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Elsevier, 2020-present.
GeoJournal, Springer, 2021-present.
Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance (DPRG), Emerald, 2020-present.
Urban Science, MDPI, 2020-present.
International Telecommunications Society (ITS), European Regional Conferences, 2010 - present.
IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS'2008), Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2008.
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2008 Spring, Marina Bay, Singapore, May 2008.
IEEE Communications Letters (Journal), 2007.
IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS'2007), Trondheim, Norway, October 2007.
IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) 2007 Spring, Dublin, Ireland, April 2007.
3rd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS'2006), Valencia, Spain, September 2006.
Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2005.
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2004), Barcelona, Spain, September 2004.
Nordic Radio Symposium 2004 (NRS2004), Oulu, Finland, August 2004.
IEEE Globecom 2002, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., November 2002.
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications 2002 (ISCC'02), Taormina, Italy, July 2002.

INVITED TALKS

Florence School of Regulation (FSR), Florence, Italy, Dec. 2014 and Dec. 2013, Lecturer at the Annual Training on Communications and Media Regulation, "Costing Methodologies and Incentives to invest in Fibre".
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Department of Economic Analysis, Spain, Nov. 2014 and Nov. 2013, "Fixed Broadband Solutions for Rural Areas: A techno-economic analysis".
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain, Nov. 2013, "Economic Implications of a coinvestment scheme for the Next Generation Access Networks FTTH/PON".
Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, USA, Sep. 2008, "On the Regulation of Next Generation Networks in Spain".
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Department of Economic Analysis, Spain, Jan. 2008, "On the Regulation of Next Generation Networks in Spain and the European Union".
Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC), Mexico, Jun. 2005, "Transport protocols over wireless networks".

RESEARCH MENTORSHIP

Master and DEA students (DEA: Research project of Ph.D. students)

MTIA Master thesis: Design of a remote purchasing system with the help of a cellular system. ITAM, Feb. 2006.
DEA thesis: TCP performance over UMTS. Pompeu Fabra University, May 2005.
Licentiate (DEA) thesis: A measurement based performance study of TCP over GSM/GPRS. Karlstad University, 2004.
Several thesis about TCP and the wireless system GPRS. Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 1999-2002.

Undergraduate

Final Project: A business case for a 4G wireless network in Spain. ITAM, 2007.
Final Project: A WiMAX business case for Latin America. ITAM, 2008.
Final Project: A business model for a 4G wireless network in Mexico.ITAM, 2006.

Juan Rendon Schneir