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HKBN to provide all-fibre 10GE backhaul for SmarTone 5G network
HKBN will provide a 10 GE backhaul network to connect thousands of SmarTone’s cell sites across Hong Kong for SmarTone’s 5G deployment. Read more…
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ETSI releases report on 5G backhaul / X-Haul scenarios
ETSI’s millimetre Wave Transmission Industry Specification Group (mWT ISG) has just released a new Report, ETSI GR mWT 012, which addresses the prominent 5G backhaul/X-Haul scenarios. It also presents how current microwave and millimetre wave Read more…
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DoCoMo and Huawei test IAB mmWave for 5G backhaul
NTT DoCoMo and Huawei said they have completed a successful trial of Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology using the 39-GHz mmWave band for 5G wireless backhaul. The field trial, which took place in Yokohama, Japan’s Read more…
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5G is satellite’s best (and last) chance to join the mobile ecosystem
Satellite players have always looked for ways to stay relevant in the mobile era. But aside from expensive satellite handsets and rural cellular backhaul, it’s been tough going. And you’d be forgiven for thinking that Read more…
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Vodafone, Huawei make 5G call, test IP microwave as backhaul option
Vodafone and Huawei have made a phone call over 5G equipment and conducted a lab test indicating that traditional IP microwave links could be a viable technology for 5G backhaul. The 5G call was made Read more…
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Huawei releases “X-Haul” 5G mobile bearer solution
Huawei has officially released a 5G-oriented mobile bearer solution called X-Haul that promises to help cellcos cope with challenges of bearer network bandwidth, latency, connections, and O&M as they roll out 5G networks and services. Read more…
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CMMA17: Satellite still has a role to play in 5G
Satellite may not be the sexiest of technologies at a time when the telecoms industry is obsessed with 5G, but satellite companies are fully prepared to be a relevant part of that ecosystem, insists Intelsat. Read more…
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Strategies for successfully transforming mobile backhaul networks
Managing mobile backhaul transformation and enhancing network capacity economically is one of the most critical challenges that service providers will face over the next five years. Here are some strategies that CSPs can adopt to Read more…
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NEC signs global microwave comms deal with Telenor Group
NEC has signed a global frame agreement with Telenor Group to provide microwave communications systems for the group’s 13 telecoms affiliates in Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. Under the deal, NEC will provide total Read more…
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InfoVista launches cloud-based managed service assurance platform
InfoVista has announced the launch of its cloud-based turnkey managed service assurance platform, VistaGO, which promises Tier-2 or Tier-3 operators agility for end-to-end SLA reporting and affordable Tier-1-grade mobile backhaul assurance. Both CSPs and MNOs face Read more…