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05/02/2012
Will Microwave Backhaul Slow Small-Cell Growth?
Microwave is seen as a solid alternative to fiber and T1 as wireless operators ponder new small-cell architectures and/or deal with escalating mobile data requirements and costs on their networks. Case in point: Microwave is scalable, cost-effective and may be a better alternative to both fiber and T1, depending on geography. Because of this, operators […]
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05/01/2012
New Opportunities On Tap: Crafting Cable’s Multi-Service Brew
Table 1: Traffic Category/QoS MappingNew Opportunities On Tap Cable operators have evolved architectures and have adapted services for decades as new technology begat new opportunities, time and again. It’s
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04/02/2012
Mobile Backhaul: Keeping The Mobile Industry Awake At Night
In the last few years, I have had the pleasure of interviewing many network executives from many mobile operators, both large and small. I always end my interviews with the same question: “What keeps you awake at night?” The answer for the last few years has invariably been the same: Backhaul. Another popular answer is […]
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03/28/2012
Live From The SCTE Canadian Summit: Big Winners And Small Cells
What’s a SCTE meeting without a tech smackdown? The Canadian Summit always features a “Technology Challenge” that pits five vendors and their best product introductions against each other. Following their short presentations, attendees submit a “Dancing with the Stars” text vote to determine the winner. This year, the “Technology Most Likely To Succeed” is the […]
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02/24/2012
NCTC's Tech Edge: Reducing The Cost Of Fiber Deployment — What To Do When Existing Conduit
When a conduit is maxed out or “exhausted,” the ability to run a demarcation extension or to deliver additional (or new) fiber can become an expensive affair. When the pathway is full, the traditional option is to bore additional pathways for new conduit. Facility easements must be obtained, which can take some time and require […]
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02/24/2012
NCTC's Tech Edge: Femto/Pico Small Cells Cautiously Test The Rural Broadband Waters
Deployment of public-access femtocells and picocells in rural areas – a technology touted as potentially the best way to bring 3G/4G wireless broadband to “underserved” parts of the country – looks set to remain primarily in the trial stage for 2012. Despite hopeful predictions in some quarters of the industry, as of the start of […]