The wireless telecommunications industry continues to show impressive growth. It’s no surprise, of course, because subscriber rates are on the rise due to the increased use of smartphones and other wireless devices. For service providers, offering competitive wireless telecommunications relies heavily on service and price.
Where service is concerned, however, is where it can get really technical. Learning the basics of the driving forces behind wireless telecommunications is a good place to start to figure it all out.
A recent white paper from EXFO discusses the basics of carrier Ethernet, an important component in wireless telecommunications, particularly 4G-LTE (News - Alert).
Wireless Ethernet backhaul allows fixed and wireless telecom operators as well as private network owners to lower their networks' operation and maintenance costs while preparing them to support a range of packet-centric services such as SAN, VoIP, mobile TV and IPTV (News - Alert).
Per EXFO, with the maturation of Ethernet networks, wireless backhaul will then become packet-based. For the end user, this means a simplified network architecture, cost reduction, and much-needed scalability.
For service providers offering 4G-LTE wireless telecommunications, wireless Ethernet backhaul is essential. It means being able to integrate multiple access providers across a region and requiring proper monitoring.
As EXFO (News - Alert) writes, carrier Ethernet networks require advanced performance monitoring to enforce customer SLAs. Carrier Ethernet-based backhaul is, essentially, the backbone to LTE. Operators trust carrier Ethernet because of the complete standards and extensive interoperability testing driven by the Metro Ethernet Forum (News - Alert).
Because customers will, overtime, require more bandwidth as the adoption of wireless telecommunications increases. LTE implementation can be costly; however with the increased backhaul capacity that a carrier Ethernet-based backhaul solution can provide, service providers can benefit and satisfy their customers’ need for better, faster wireless telecommunications.
Edited by Jamie Epstein