One of the primary 5G use cases is ultra reliable low latency communications, which delivers real-time connectivity for emerging applications such as drone-based services, manufacturing or automotive automation and mobile AR/VR. But, to truly deliver a whole new level of responsiveness, the compute and...
Last year, Sky Light Research wrote a paper on microwave being able to meet the requirements of 5G. That paper explored various benchmarks that microwave needs to meet for 5G to be successful - capacity, low latency, high cell densification, and flexible OAM through...
As commercial 5G deployments at scale become more a question of “when” rather than “if”, the industry is taking a more holistic view of 5G transport requirements.
Even as capacity requirements have increased exponentially with each successive mobile technology generation, mobile backhaul has typically been...
Mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, and shows no signs of slowing down. In the effort to provide adequate service, the ecosystem (in all its components) continues to innovate with new technologies, and to densify wireless networks both indoors...
How to best utilize high band spectrum, and the associated backhaul challenges that will accompany massive densification took center stage
As the final keynotes of the conference gave way to afternoon panels, the discussion became increasingly technical during the second full day of proceedings at...
Fiber provider Zayo will be connecting thousands of macro towers in 30 markets across 21 states, in what the company says is its largest mobile infrastructure contract to date.
Zayo will be doing the backhaul work for an unnamed "major wireless carrier" and it includes...
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In this video, Rajesh Mishra, president, founder, and CTO of Parallel Wireless shared how the company is reimagining the network with its Open RAN 2G/3G/4G cellular solution. The company has been deployed and in production trials on 6 continents, solving TCO, backhaul, install and...
VP of RAN and Device Design discusses 2018 5G market launches
BARCELONA—“We’ve got 12 cities we’ve committed to this year. My priority in ’18 is to get those 12 markets launched. That is absolutely our number one focus and priority.” That was the message at...
New solutions address the fronthaul and backhaul complexity 5G will bring to networks
5G is sometimes referred to as a network of networks, combining fixed, mobile, optical, microwave and IP transport technologies in an effort to deliver ultra-dense, high-capacity, low-latency connectivity. The integration of macro...
As wireless operators continue to offer higher bandwidth and prepare to offer 5G fixed-wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) services, radio access networks (RANs) are evolving. Fiber, PON, and WDM technologies continue to constitute the necessary physical layer. Cloud RAN provides scale and cost...
As wireless operators continue to offer higher bandwidth and prepare to offer 5G fixed-wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) services, radio access networks (RANs) are evolving. Fiber, PON, and WDM technologies continue to constitute the necessary physical layer. Cloud RAN provides scale and cost...
A conversation with CommScope about the power, backhaul and siting challenges facing small cells today and in the context of 5G
Deployment of small cells at scale has dogged operators for years. Each site is unique and comes with its own set of challenges associated...
Self-organizing small cell, upgraded remote radio head, SDN-enabled microwave backhaul also included in Nokia launch
The run-up to Mobile World Congress Americas, kicking off Sept. 12 in San Francisco, has been marked by a number of vendor product launches largely geared toward facilitating the operator...
Smart city initiatives and business development are goals of small cell outreach
While some city's take a combative posture toward wireless deployments for reasons ranging from community health concerns to aggressive siting fee structures, leaders in Berkeley, Calif., are actively looking for investment in small...
New mobile bearer solution to allow operators to build end-to-end 5G networks including any type of backhaul connection
Huawei said its new X-Haul product supports flexible backhaul access to the core network through IP, microwave and optical transport network (OTN) technologies, regardless of the requirements...
Ice Wireless leverages Parallel Wireless' small cells, HetNet gateways and software-defined radios to deliver rural mobile broadband
In Northern Canada--the provinces of Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut and Quebec--the population density is 0.03 people per square kilometer. A rural population, coupled with harsh conditions, makes this...
Microwave backhaul specialist DragonWave delisted from from TSX and NASDAQ; board of director resigns
Once a significant player in the microwave backhaul space, Ottawa, Canada-based company DragonWave has effectively shutdown, with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice placing a financial receiver in charge of the...
Fiber networks require a public-private partnership approach to be economically viable
ORLANDO--Smart buildings turning urban cores into smart cities filled with autonomous cars and drones, and ubiquitous, high seed, low latency networks supporting the needs of consumers, enterprises and the seemingly endless growth of the...
Antenna Systems, Backhaul/Fronthaul, Base Stations, Air Interface: The right tools to achieve best-in-class network reliability
Poor network reliability, perceived or real, is a primary reason subscribers leave a network; something the industry calls “churn”. Key performance indicators (KPI) such as blocked or dropped calls and...
A new report from TIA, Tolaga Research and InterDigital found 5G deployment hurdles to include too much of a focus on specific sites, backhaul challenges.
The mobile telecommunications space is currently inundated with hype surrounding “5G” technology, though according to a new...
A startup that grew out of Stanford, Kumu Networks has gradually gone from raising eyebrows and capital, to making major carrier deals, and now is reaching an inflection point, according to Steven Hong, co-founder and director of product at the company.
Kumu said its...
Enterprise densification efforts continue to challenge carrier ROI models, though a combined approach using small cells and DAS could provide an answer.
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NEC claims the test with U.K. operators BT and EE targeting backhaul solutions for 4G and 5G deployments.
NEC is working with U.K. telecommunication operators BT and EE, and the University of Salford as a research partner to test millimeter wave mobile...
