New vendor data presented in last month’s CEPT SE19 spectrum engineering meeting confirmed the point-to-point microwave links in a large mobile operator's network are operating at 30% or lower utilisation.
Why is this and how can more efficient backhaul can overcome this to improve utilisation and operator profitability?
Four days of cutting edge innovation, industry insight and packed schedules - once again Mobile World Congress lived up to expectations.
For us this year was all about big devices, big processors and big networks to cope with extreme data demands.
Four key themes stood out for us: bigger and quicker devices; the mobile wallet; higher-order modulation; and het-nets and small cell backhaul.
Easing congestion to give consumers a better quality of experience is one of many benefits small cells will bring to urban hot spots - but how will they impact backhaul costs?
Outdoor small cell networks will result in a significant increase in the number of cell sites, which in turn means many new backhaul connections will be needed.
If operators continue to use the same backhaul technologies that were used for macro sites, there will be a significant rise in transport costs.
Find out the small cell backhaul cost reduction opportunities and the cost-effective solutions on offer to operators.
Trawling through the tweets, articles and blogs surrounding Mobile World Congress this year several strong themes seem to be emerging, from the need for improved user Quality of Experience, to small cells and the challenge to deploy LTE networks quickly and cost effectively.
We will once again be at the event joining other industry leaders in these discussions. Our CTO, Dr John Naylon, will also be presenting on the energy efficiency challenges facing operators when deploying their networks.
A new study from Senza Fili has been published which provides a clear comparison of the key cost drivers across the most widely used backhaul solutions.
New study shows multipoint delivers a 49% cost saving over other forms of backhaulSponsored by CBNL, the 'Crucial economics for mobile data backhaul' white paper presents a financial analysis based on a total cost of ownership model that compares capex and opex of fibre, microwave and E-band PTP, and microwave point-to-multipoint (PMP) backhaul within LTE, 3G, and small-cell networks over a period of five years.
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