Transforming to the ‘Layer 3’ Connected Mobile Cell Site
The entire wireless industry is on the cusp of a transitive time where Layer 3 IP services will be needed in the access portion of the network. And the backhaul will be needed to provide them. Under the pain of restating the obvious, we have all seen the explosive...
The Rise of Tower Sharing in Africa
A growing telecommunications trend in South Africa and other emerging markets across the African continent is the move to cell tower sharing. There are many reasons for this, but the need to reduce capital expenditure (capex) on towers and other infrastructure and...
Diverse Wireless Network Topologies Cost Savings
To compare how different wireless backhaul network topologies perform under the same operating scenario, let’s analyze how a traditional hub-and-spoke and a ring configuration compare in connecting the same six sites (See table below). For the hub-and-spoke...