Tag: Backhaul

December 1, 2020

As part of its ongoing vendor selection process associated with a nationwide standalone 5G network build, Dish this week announced it is working with fiber providers Everstream, Segra, Uniti and Zayo for it’s Open RAN approach to 5G. In a […]

October 6, 2020

While 5G, the next generation of cellular technology will bring advanced spectrum sharing techniques, it will also bring the need for new infrastructure, and a much more demanding coordination between that infrastructure. As 5G adoption spreads and networks become more […]

April 23, 2020

Here at Cisco, we consider edge computing to mean that data is processed before it crosses any wide area network (WAN). Crossing the WAN—whether to send data to a traditional data center on-prem or in the cloud—introduces latency and incurs […]

December 6, 2018

The race to 5G is intensifying as exemplified by a number of public announcements made by leading mobile operators. However, deeper conversations with service providers yield a very simple but important question. How will we make the investments in 5G […]

March 22, 2017

Despite the deployment of “5G” wireless technologies that is expected to come over the next several years, carriers are not pulling back on their investment in “4G” technology rollouts. Even as 5G moves closer to reality, LTE is in full […]

February 23, 2017

The demand for high capacity, carrier-grade enterprise broadband in major U.S. cities is growing, fuelled by a surge in data usage and cloud services. With fast connectivity now a fundamental business requirement, carriers are under increasing pressure to quickly and […]

August 15, 2016

The global macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market totaled $8.4 billion in 2015, growing 5 percent from the prior year, according to market research firm, IHS. IHS is forecasting an accumulation of $51 billion in spending on mobile backhaul gear over […]

March 14, 2016

Sprint is exploring a major shift in the way wireless service is delivered as it works to upgrade its network while implementing cost cuts throughout the company. One of the biggest costs associated with small cell deployments is backhaul, the connection that […]