We have recently proposed the concept of Networks without Borders, which allow
the dynamic establishment of virtual networks from a pool of spectrum,
infrastructure, and management and control functionality. In this talk, we will
present our initial models for the sharing of infrastructure and spectrum and
its impact on coverage and aggregate capacity. We employ Bayesian games to model
carrier aggregation and the ability of mobile network operators to schedule
access to each other’s licensed spectrum. On the infrastructure side, we use
mobile operator data from Europe to quantify the infrastructure requirements to
achieve a given coverage target, treating current base station deployment as a
pool of resources from which a virtual network can be architected.