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March 2007
Signal Ahead Newsletter from Signal Research
Historically, operators leveraged leased copper lines for their backhaul requirements. As a result transport services can easily account for 25-30% of an operator's OpEx with backhaul transport representing more than 75% of that budget. As a consequence, the current expenditures on backhaul leases range from $16 - $22 billion on a global basis with this figure expected to double in the next two to three years.
In this week's issue of Signals Ahead, we look at some of the challenges facing operators in this key area, we analyze some of the new options that are available to them, and conclude by discussing which of them have more merit than others.
http://www.signalsresearch.com/detail.aspx?ID=104
Mobile Backhaul & Cell Site Aggregation: State of the Art
Vol. 6, No. 2, February 2007
By Gabriel Brown, Senior Analyst, Unstrung Insider
To support the rollout of high-speed 3G and WiMax data services, cell site capacity requirements are set to double over the next few years. As a result, the high cost of backhaul could be set to ruin industry profitability unless operators begin investing in packet-based transmission facilities. This report examines backhaul requirements over the coming years, looks at the impact this could have on operating expenses, and evaluates how operators can reduce the cost per bit of transmission using converged, packet-based access networks.
http://www.unstrung.com/insider/details.asp?sku_id=1552&skuitem_itemid=1003
2006 Top Ten: Hot Markets
December 28, 2006
What's hot? What's now? What's next? Find out what tech markets our editors will be watching most closely in 2007 and the unlikely #2 Hottie: Wireless Backhaul.
At the recent Light Reading event, "Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators: Europe," held in London, Heavy Reading senior analyst Patrick Donegan started the day by telling the audience how, at the beginning of 2006, he was perplexed to be asked to write an in-depth report on the market for wireless backhaul solutions. (See Battling Mobile Backhaul Costs and HR: Backhaul Is Booming.)
"Transforming the cost of operating the backhaul network is the key to ensuring that mobile broadband traffic doesn't just contribute to the top line, but contributes to the bottom line as well," Donegan recalled thinking at the time.
The answer, he very quickly found out, was pretty much every mobile operator in the world, and a sizable chunk of the telecom equipment market. And that's why the London event was a hit. (See Backhaul Packs 'Em In and Mobile Carriers Tackle Backhaul Bottleneck.)
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=113515
Vodafone's 3G Broadband Service
November 23, 2006
Gabriel Brown, Chief Analyst, Unstrung Insider
Thought mobile broadband was a thing of the future? Wrong! With endless speculation, on these pages and elsewhere, about wireless mesh, municipal WiFi, and Mobile WiMax, you may not have noticed that mobile broadband is already here -- in the shape of HSPA a.k.a. 3G Mobile Broadband.
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=111241&WT.svl=news1_2
The great mobile transition
Nov 04, 2006
By Robert Clark
Telecom Asia
Cellular networks will migrate to all-IP - eventually. What's missing is the business case and customer demand for new SIP services. That was the conclusion of a panel discussion on converged networks led by Telecom Asia editor-at-large Robert Clark. The roundtable, sponsored by Cisco Systems, pulled together nine telecom executives from the region to discuss the challenges of next-generation mobile
http://www.telecomasia.net/article.php?id_article=2514
Backhaul remains critical issue for future mobile networks
November 2, 2006
NetworkAsia: for Network Operators & Partners from Lucent
Mobile operators are hoping to benefit from the move to all-IP networks as much as their fixed-line counterparts, with the promise of cost savings and compelling new services.
But there is a snag: The shift to bandwidth boosting technologies such as high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) will place huge demands on mobile operators' backhaul networks.
http://www.telecomasia.net/article.php?id_article=2471&page=1
Mobile backhaul exploding, imploding
By Dan O'Shea
Oct 23, 2006 12:00 PM
Telephony on Line
It's been widely noted that mobile backhaul requirements will grow at a staggering rate as subscriber numbers and adoption of 3G services and applications grows, with the average backhaul bandwidth necessary per site increasing from around 5 Mb/s now to about 9 Mb/s in the next few years.
http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_mobile_backhaul_exploding/
Bringing Business Brains to Wireless Backhaul
Options for operational efficiency
by Phil Marshall
October 1. 2005
What operations expert wouldn’t like a crack at reducing the $22 billion wireless operators currently are spending worldwide to handle backhaul?
With widespread, worldwide base-station deployment and booming wireless bandwidth, cost- and performance-conscious service providers are evaluating current and emerging backhaul options closely to reduce that mammoth figure.
http://www.telecommagazine.com/search/article.asp?Id=AR_1179&SearchWord
Acronyms with Attitude
By Dan O'Shea
Feb 1, 2005
Telephony's Wireless Review
High-speed downlink packet access technology (HSDPA), initially standardized almost six years ago, is now a resident in more carrier labs than bad coffee and polyester.
http://telephonyonline.com/wireless/news/wireless_acronyms_attitude/
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