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Multi-Band – The Future of 5G Transport
The Problem E-Band Lacks Availability in Some Cases For years, E-Band has been touted as the next big thing. Likewise, 80GHz technology and solutions have been around for several years, yet the demand has not taken off. Why is that? Well, there are a few excellent...
Whitepaper: High Capacity + Availability: Multi-Band is the right solution for 5G backhaul
Author: Stuart Little, Director, International Product Line Marketing Multi-Band, not microwave or millimeter-wave, is the solution for 5G Backhaul. Why? Microwave bands are limited in capacity, particularly in countries and bands where spectrum is limited due to...
Design Your Multi-Band Links in AviatCloud
Aviat Design, Aviat’s cloud-based link planning application, supports WTM 4800 E-Band and Multi-band designs. Aviat Design is the industry’s first and only integrated Multi-band link design solution showing a combined view of availability and capacity for the link....
Multi-Band means high value at a cost that makes sense
Multi-Band involves combining E-Band (70-80GHz) with traditional microwave (6-42GHz) on a single microwave link, usually with a single antenna on each end. Multi-Band drastically improves availability and distance of E-Band links and addresses other issues like pole...
The Potential Perils of CAT5 and PoE
Most operators of WISP backhaul networks have had difficult experiences with Power over Ethernet (PoE) cabling solutions, affecting both the economics and operations of their networks. Today, Aviat Networks is recommending, with increasing frequency, a dual cable...
Q&A on Aviat’s Deal to Become Exclusive Distributor for NEC Microwave and Millimeter Wave in North America
Earlier this month, Aviat announced that they will now be the exclusive distributor of microwave radio for NEC in North America. Aviat is hopeful for the success of this agreement with NEC and looks forward to expanding their suite of services and offerings. Many have...
Case Study: Vodafone Fiji Successfully Deploys LOS MIMO Link Using WTM 4000 Solution
By Stuart Little, Director of International Product Line Marketing Vodafone Fiji needed a solution to provide over 2 Gbps of capacity over a distance of more than 6.5 kilometers, but there was only one problem: lack of frequency spectrum. Vodafone only had a single 80...
The Importance of Standard Management Interfaces
By Hassan Dakroub, Customer Solutions Architect The wave of virtualization is catching up in every vertical of technology, and new protocols are being defined to improve functionality and management of emerging technologies. Software-defined Networking, or SDN, is one...
Segment Routing 101 and the Future of MPLS
By Said Jilani, Sr Customer Solutions Architect Segment Routing is a new routing paradigm that aims to optimize, simplify, and improve the scalability of IP/MPLS based networks. Segment Routing utilizes source-based routing scheme where a network node steers a packet...
WISP Blog Series: High Quality Doesn’t Have to Mean High Cost
For new entrants and smaller WISPs, cost is often the major factor in infrastructure procurement. However, many WISPs who used to be in those categories are today enjoying significant growth, prompting them to rethink infrastructure investments as part of their...
How to Prevent Attacks on your Critical Wireless Transport Networks
By Stephane Varin, Senior Product Manager In an era of growing security threats from terrorism, border security and immigration, attacks on critical infrastructure and general public unrest, the issue of security in communication networks is more important than ever....
Using Microwave to Deliver Rural Broadband to Underserved Communities
By Jim Hong, Director of Wireless Broadband Solutions The new and exciting news in Government Funding - The latest round of CAF-II has been awarded and now WISPs and Rural Operators are expanding their coverage into rural areas that have little or no Internet access....