Title :
Solving wireless backhaul issues with optical fiber
Author_Institution :
Corning Cable Syst. LLC, Hickory, NC, USA
Abstract :
The increasing demand for wireless services is calling attention to perceived weaknesses in the tower backhaul. Wireless service providers place the blame for 60% - 80% of service outages on problems with the backhaul. Optical fiber offers an immediate solution to performance and operational issues. Advances in optical fiber cable and equipment have reduced the cost of deploying optical fiber links while still providing backwards compatibility with existing fiber infrastructure and forward compatibility with 3G wireless systems.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; optical fibre communication; 3G wireless systems; optical fiber; optical fiber links; wireless backhaul; wireless services; Cellular phones; Costs; Marketing and sales; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Poles and towers; Portals; Telephone sets; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215925
