Multi-million dollar contract to allow Sprint to expand satellite-based backhaul for cellular
Sprint is extending its relationship with satellite connectivity provider Gilat, in a multi-million dollar, three-year managed service contract that will support expansion of Sprint's network, according to Gilat.
Gilat said that it will...
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...
Industry leaders predict a shift in how carriers approach the internet of things.
The booming "internet of things" will continue to be a major focal point for the entire telecommunications industry in 2017. The body of evidence proving how IoT can bring efficiency and cost savings...
DragonWave notes 5 industry trends for 2017, including more 5G, mergers between mobile operators, initial IoT deployments and a fourth major vendor.
Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space...
The companies helping Sprint deploy its ambitious small cell network have been largely silent for more than a year, but now Canada's DragonWave has announced its participation. Sprint will use DragonWave's packet microwave radio systems for wireless backhaul. DragonWave, which has worked with Sprint...
Last year appears to have been a turning point for the small cell market, when small cell revenues exceed $1 billion for the first time. The momentum is continuing in 2016.
According to analyst firm Mobile Experts, carrier small cell deployments grew 140% in 2015,...
Evolution toward 5G, small cell deployments and dark fiber all impact backhaul outlook
Network densification, currently being driven by deployment of small cells, will be a pillar of next-generation "5G" mobile networks. But as demand for capacity drives infrastructure expansion, carriers and managed services providers...
IWCE’s Network Infrastructure Forum is a new event co-located with International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) that brings together the industry’s wired and wireless players to examine the communications technology infrastructure. Targeted to service providers, tower owners, public safety, government, utilities and transportation professionals, the...
How did we end up here? A history lesson
In the beginning, there were six global wireless radio access network equipment vendors: Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia and Nortel Networks. Subsequently in the mid-2000s, the emergence of the Chinese vendors to support TD-SCDMA for...
DragonWave predicts small cells, 5G and increased data demand to impact backhaul space in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
2015 is...
It’s become rather apparent that microwave backhaul networks are becoming exhausted. This is largely due to not only a dramatic increase in mobile subscribers, but also a rapid increase in the capacity per subscriber brought on by the expansion of “4G.” While some operators...
DragonWave packet radios selected by Saudi Telecom
The largest network operator in Saudi Arabia announced a new supply agreement with DragonWave to drive a planned network expansion in which Saudi Telecom will use DragonWave’s Horizon Compact+ and Harmony Enhanced packet microwave radios.
“Being a customer-centric organization,...
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