BROWSING: fiber backhaul

In June of this year, Verizon announced that data traffic on its 5G Ultra Wideband network had already increased 249% Verizon announced it is currently working to increase the capacity of its fiber network by upgrading older router equipment with new equipment, capable of utilizing...

Juniper Networks is promising better efficiency, future-proofing and lower TCO for metro area networks that migrate to Cloud Metro.

Frontier Communications says now that California Public Utilities Commission has approved its restructuring plan, it has received all the necessary regulatory approvals for its restructuring and expects to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the coming weeks. Connecticut-based Frontier declared bankruptcy in April 2020,...

The partnership will tackle two small cell deployment challenges: electrical power and fiber connectivity Corning announced that it is working with stored energy solutions provider EnerSys to speed up 5G deployment by simplifying the delivery of fiber and electrical power to small cell wireless sites....

According to Verizon, IAB will allow the carrier to deploy 5G services more quickly Verizon worked with Ericsson to complete a proof-of-concept trial using new Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology to deploy Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service. According to Verizon, the carrier has “bet big...

Clearfield: RAN and core are obviously important but “none of that works without the fiber” The role of fiber optics in 5G deployment is an often-overlooked part of the conversation, but according Clearfield Chief Marketing Officer Kevin Morgan, the role of physical network infrastructure is...

NYC, New Jersey fiber companies to merge New York and New Jersey metro-area fiber companies ZenFi Networks and Cross River Fiber are merging into a private-equity-backed company in order to scale their infrastructure business. ZenFi and Cross River said that the combined company "will create the...

Fiber is fuel for both LTE and future "5G" systems, and service providers are doing their best to increase their fiber footprints. Here are three fiber trends to watch:  Both residential and enterprise fiber access is on the upswing. SNL Kagan found earlier this year...

A new report from IHS Markit notes the current mobile backhaul market is trending down slightly, but 5G and LTE-A plans are set to propel growth Ongoing network evolutions centered on LTE-Advanced and “5G” technologies is expected to power long-term growth in the macrocell mobile...

Westek’s focus on technicians and quality helps streamline operations and reduce costs Driven by the move from LTE to 5G, macro builds, metro fiber deployments and in-building wireless solutions are ushering an evolution in the telecom industry. Underpinning this increasingly complicated network environment are the...

In a somewhat surprising move, Verizon announced this week it would invest $300 million to deploy a fiber-based network in Boston, Massachusetts, meant to set the stage for future smart city initiatives as well as 5G mobile services. Why's that surprising in a period when...

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...

Corning Optical breaks down the various wireless power solutions As in-building wireless usage continues to grow, building owners must find ways to meet the cellular coverage and capacity needs – both today and tomorrow – for their employees, tenants, guests, patients or fans. Regardless of...

Turn-key solutions needed to provide site, power and backhaul to small cells Fiber is the backhaul option of preference, but, as networks continuously grow more and more dense with deployment of small cells, getting access to fiber becomes increasingly tricky. On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host...

Little Rock, Arkansas-based Communications Sales and Leasing, a telecom infrastructure-specific real estate investment trust, late last week purchased fiber-to-the-tower provider PEG Bandwidth for $409 million. Dallas-based PEG Bandwidth in Jan. 2015 fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating the first location...

Fiber networks to support gigabit Internet services are major trend in telecom space Service providers are working to extend fiber networks to support ever-faster Internet speeds to meet the booming demand for mobile and streaming video applications. In its latest Mobility Report, Swedish telecom infrastructure...

WiredWest trying to fund $79M build-out that would bring fiber to 32 towns As entrenched cable companies, as well as disruptive new entrants, work to rollout fiber-to-the-home connections, 22 Massachusetts towns are taking control of their own destinies. WiredWest is a cooperative put together to build...

ATLANTA – Cambridge Broadband Networks unveiled an update to its point-to-multipoint VectaStar wireless backhaul platform that it said now supports hub capacity of 14.4 gigabits per second with a maximum range of up to 12 miles. The VectaStar 600 product follows up on the initial...

Millimeter wave radios connect to city’s fiber backbone Baltimore’s historic Inner Harbor received a touch of modernization with the city’s recent deployment of free public Wi-Fi powered by 60 GHz radios manufactured by Siklu and mounted on lamp posts. Siklu spokesman Kevin Tanzillo said the installation...

DAS will improve data, cellular by 2016 The city of Santa Clara, Calif., is looking to enhance cellular and Wi-Fi services by installing an outdoor distributed antenna system in busy parts of town. Projected for completion early in 2016, the DAS is owned by the city...

WOW Business drops more fiber in Chicago Dallas, Texas-based PEG Bandwidth this week fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating the first location in March 2010. The company is busy deploying fiber backhaul connections at “several hundred” more locations in the...