With LTE deployments expected to go from a trickle to a flood over the next few years, solving the mobile backhaul bandwidth crunch is on wireless operators’ minds more than ever before.   With LTE networks enabling data streams and capacities that have never been possible before to a growing…

…today announced the expansion of its Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) portfolio with the addition of new switching products designed to address LTE backhaul networking requirements. Featuring flexible connectivity options and traffic-type awareness, the new platforms empower service providers to…

…demands on the network from trends like cloud computing, virtualization and advanced voice, video and data services. In addition, the move to WiMAX and LTE standards in mobile broadband, and the need for capacity and survivability in undersea deployments, are putting increased pressure on service providers…

…the topic of operating models: Since L3 awareness is captured at the endpoints of the backhaul network, namely at the cell site base stations (LTE eNodeB) and the server gateways (MME/S-GW) the question that operators ask themselves is, “does it save time and complexity to extend my IP operating…

…investment cycle. We also see increasing use of optical connectivity in wireless infrastructure to support the exploding bandwidth needs of new 3G and LTE networks.”   iSuppli Market Research goes one step further with its new market analysis, declaring that the optical telecom equipment market…

…have this perfect storm of more users, more towers, and more traffic being generated," said Taylor.    And while 4G mobile technologies like LTE may promise to quench the bandwidth demands of smartphone users, it isn?t going to solve the wireless backhaul challenge for service providers. …

…3931 leverages the SAOS to deliver Ethernet services cost-effectively to a multitude of environments and applications, including Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile backhaul, utilities and smart grid, and Ethernet business services. The 3931 provides advanced Carrier Ethernet in a fully self-contained and…

…* Provides IEEE 1588v2 and Synchronous Ethernet to ensure high-quality and reliable transport services for mobile backhaul and Long-Term Evolution (LTE)

…4G provider. Verizon’s clever “Rule the Air” ad campaign has recently been tweaked to highlight the December 5 launch of their 4G LTE network across 38 U.S. cities (see their new commercial below).     Combating Verizon’s 4G push is Sprint, who has been pushing the 4G…

…wide range of encapsulation options including Q-in-Q, PBB-TE and MPLS.   A specific market that the CN 5150 has been designed to target is 4G LTE Wireless Backhaul, through support for the X2 interface, clock synchronization, scalability and design for difficult operating environments.  That…