The Shift to Microwave Broadband Is Coming Sooner than You Think
The tide is shifting on acceptance and adoption of microwave radio as a viable alternative or supplement to fibre and economics may dictate more of the same. For many in the telecommunications industry the recognition of microwave as a viable alternative to fibre to create carrier grade bandwidth with industry leading latency is not old […]
Fiber and Wire Roadblocks: How Microwave can Help
The typical forms of voice and data transport for Carrier Ethernet Services are fiber and copper. While both provide connectivity in access networks, fiber is favoured for its prolific capacity, and copper is most widely used in environments with an existing telephone network . However, there are times when physical, geographical, legal, political or financial […]
Microwave and Carrier Ethernet: Separating Fact from Fiction
If you want to cause a stir, walk into a room full of seasoned technicians and mention microwave. Citing the twin fears of limited capacity and weather-dependent performance, many will offer stories of past problems without realizing that, like many other things in life, microwave has moved on. The Future is not the Past The […]
Backhaul Solutions for Backhaul’s Sake
Today, operators in many parts of the world are supporting multi-generation wireless networks. As deployment of next generation network access technologies gain momentum, many operators will endure a transition period where legacy services based in the time domain will need to coexist with pure IP oriented packet data services. With this in mind, network backhaul […]
Mary Meeker Speaks of the “Ferocious Page of Change in Tech”
Mary Meeker, often dubbed ‘Queen of the Internet’, presented a number of insights on trends in media, social networking, and mobile broadband usage at this week’s Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. From the rapid redefinition of how media is delivered and consumed, to the impact social networking is having on our society, Meeker provides […]
Digital Television Yields to Broadband Wireless Access
The digitization of US over-the-air television channels has afforded a twofold opportunity to expand broadband access in that country. The most publicized was the reassigning of 108 MHz of spectrum at the ‘top’ of the former UHF analogue television band in what broadly became known as the 2008 700 MHz auction. The auction resulted in […]
The “Disruptive” Impact of TD-LTE
There has been much discussion lately about spectrum limitations in light of the market’s ever-increasing appetite for mobile data services. As we look ahead to fourth generation technologies, we recognize that asymmetrical duplexing associated with TDD (Time Division Duplex) will yield some efficiencies over the inherent symmetry of FDD (Frequency Division Duplex). TDD has the […]
List of Technical Terms & Acronyms
Hi readers, Acronyms can be confusing. At WireIE, we constantly like to keep an up-to-date, ongoing list of all the terms that relate to our business and industry. Click here to access the PDF. We will be updating it again in the coming weeks and will be sure to blog and tweet about it once again. Please leave […]
Broadband Wireless Takes on Legacy Broadband
As experts in next generation networks, WireIE has been a strong promoter of WiMAX from the start. As the impact of Clearwire’s WiMAX network roll-out takes hold, trends in customer behavior are beginning to emerge. In this article by Marguerite Reardon, the question is asked, “Can 4G wireless take on traditional broadband?” WireIE believes the answer […]
WireIE’s Backhaul Project
WireIE is currently deploying a 20-site backhaul project that entails installing and testing Dragonwave microwave equipment. The result of this project will be an all-IP HSPA network, which will pave the way to an LTE network in the future. The project also utilizes WireIE’s best-in-class Project Management expertise for the defined installation process and methodologies. […]
