Packet based microwave backhaul is a growing option to reduce dependency on leased lines and to lower total cost of ownership for wireless backhaul.
The global market for outdoor “small cells”– femtocells, picocells, microcells and carrier Wi-Fi access points– will be worth $14.3 billion by 2017, according to a new ABI report.
Adtran software works with the company’s WiFi hot spot equipment to enable network operators to use the hot spots for cellular offload and to manage them using a cloud-based approach.
Senza Fili says backhaul costs for small-cells account for approximately twice as much of the Total Cost of Ownership as they do in the macro-cell layer
Frontier is using a suite of products from BTI Systems, including BTI’s WideCast caching solution, to minimize traffic on its backhaul network.
Otelco to deploy an Ethernet backbone using ADTRAN to support wholesale wireless backhaul services for Tier 1 wireless carriers with service level agreements.
Through it’s venture capital arm Comcast Ventures, Comcast is expanding its reach in the cell tower management business through CTI Towers. CTI will own
360networks today announced the expansion of its Single Point of Interconnection (SPI) T1 service to an additional 758 wire centers.
This increase in Internet speed is in response to the demand for LUS Fiber Internet services by its many thousands of customers. The upgrade is consistent with
Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it is providing Verizon Wireless with backbone infrastructure and cell-site backhaul solutions
FairPoint Communications today announced it has embarked on an exciting investment in its VantagePoint network that will support more high-speed wireless services
US Signal is the latest carrier to get in on one of the latest trends in long-haul fiber networks
Actelis Networks today announced at COMPTEL that Frontier Communications has selected Actelis to provide Ethernet solutions
Zayo Group announced today that it will materially expand its network offering in Minnesota.
Hatteras Networks today announced that its market-leading Mid-band Ethernet and Pseudowire Plus solutions are being deployed by Matanuska Telephone Association.
Qwest Communications today unveiled an innovative approach for wireless service providers to adapt to the increasing demand for cell tower bandwidth
Airspan, a supplier of wireless broadband equipment, has partnered with LightSquared for a broadband wireless SmartGrid solution,
USCarrier Telecom, LLC and Verizon Wireless announced today that USCarrier’s Southeastern Regional Fiber Optic Network has been selected by Verizon Wireless as part of its plan to build the nation’s first 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.
The transition from T-carrier and microwave links for wireless backhaul to fiber Ethernet is underway. CenturyLink is joining the Ethernet wireless backhaul trend
Qwest today announced the launch of its new fiber-based, Ethernet backhaul service designed for wireless service providers (WSPs).