Stretching 11 GHz Links for Higher Capacity without Compromises
- June 2, 2021
- 11 GHz, 6 GHz, 700+ Mbps, 80 MHz, attenuation, digitized broadband, high capacity, high-demand applications, ISP, long-haul microwave, mobile operators, multi-band, multiband, network capacity, Rain Attenuation, transmit output power, wireless Internet service provider, wisp
In this highly digitized broadband world, the demand for network capacity is always rising. Wireless internet service providers and mobile operators are all finding their customers demanding more bandwidth. Even utilities and local governments use more network bandwidth as they deploy surveillance cameras and other high-demand applications. Long-haul microwave links play a key role in delivering network capacity, and 6 GHz and 11 GHz frequencies are popular choices.
5 ways to improve your all-outdoor microwave radio buying process
- November 16, 2020
- all-outdoor radios, automated network, buy microwave, cart sharing, e-commerce, Internet Service Provider, ISP, microwave online store, online store, order placement, quoting, radio inventory, Total Cost of Ownership, UK WISP, wireless Internet service provider, wisp
Most radio buying processes haven’t changed for years. Some orders are still placed by picking up the phone, emailing a request, waiting for a response, and then juggling multiple POs. It’s such a long process to manage from start to finish. Aviat Store solves all those issues and more.
WISP Blog Series: High Quality Doesn’t Have to Mean High Cost
- May 29, 2019
- Aviat Design, Aviat Store, wireless Internet service provider, wisp, WTM 4000
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 overall business plan.
WLAN Provider uses Microwave Networking for Backbone
- February 13, 2015
- Austria, CTR, hotspot, microwave networking, NETcompany, wifi, wireless Internet, wireless Internet service provider
Austria WLAN provider NETcompany aggregates wireless traffic from hotspots at places like cafés. It then sends traffic to its CTR 8540-based backbone, which terminates at headquarters. Photo credit: Kieran Lynam / Foter / CC BY
In Austria, people love their coffee, and they love their Internet. WLAN provider NETcompany makes sure they get both, with high-speed wireless access via hotspots at cafés and other popular places with the help of microwave networking.
Serving a core business clientele of home and business customers, NETcompany offers wireless Internet connections in fixed applications. In addition, the company builds and provides wireless Internet access points, also known as wifi hotspots, to cafés, hotels and other mostly tourism-related establishments
—even campsites.
Around two years ago, Aviat Networks began working with the wireless Internet service provider to connect its point-to-multipoint base stations, which aggregate the business and residential wireless traffic, to its main communications infrastructure via a backbone based on Eclipse microwave radios. In addition, hotspot traffic is also transported over the backbone network.
Apparently, business has been increasing over the course of time. Thus, more advanced networking services and higher capacity are required to keep up with wireless Internet demand from the customers of NETcompany’s customers.
Therefore, NETcompany became interested in the Layer 2 capabilities of the CTR 8540 and its more robust Carrier Ethernet features. In addition, the higher QAM modulations supported by the CTR 8540 enable higher airlink capacities for aggregating traffic than are available in traditional microwave radio. Now the WLAN provider’s backbone is supported by a series of CTR 8540 microwave routers that deliver high-capacity backhaul capability.
This early CTR 8540 customer is already deploying high-capacity links in 2+0 configurations. Aviat continues to work with NETcompany and other customers with vertical applications. Read about other early CTR 8540 scenarios and let us know about your microwave networking application.