The total OPEX over ten years is slightly over 87 million
Euros, which is more than double the total CAPEX. This is in
line with the usual state of affairs that OPEX is clearly higher
for a network operator than CAPEX. Indeed, OPEX has been
several times as large as CAPEX in the case of many real-life
network operators. However, it should be kept in mind that
the estimate of this study only includes the costs directly
related to maintaining and running the network. Other
operational costs, such as content acquisition, marketing, and
general management are not included. These significantly
raise the total OPEX incurred by the network operator