Is it too early to start thinking about 10GigE mobile backhaul? Not necessarily, considering how mobile users are gobbling up LTE bandwidth. Case in point: TeliaSonera, which launched the world’s first commercial LTE network, said that more than a year ago, its customers were already averaging 14 GB – 15 GB per month.
Although Carrier Ethernet exchanges might be synonymous with fiber and copper, wireless is driving a increasing chunk of business for exchange providers. As mobile operators worldwide upgrade their networks to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard, they’re also migrating to Ethernet for cell site backhaul.
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As consumer and business broadband usage soars, so does the need to upgrade DSLAM backhaul. The often lightweight Ethernet/IP connection from highly oversubscribed DSLAMs back into the core network is no longer able to meet the needs of this swelling demand.
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Everybody agrees that mobile backhaul represents a major opportunity. But which Ethernet providers are racking up the contracts, and what are wireless carriers really looking for?
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