Low-cost backhaul is crucial to the success of small-cell networks,...
Low-cost backhaul is crucial to the success of small-cell networks, which are likely to see increased deployment as U.S. carriers build out LTE in urban areas, said a new report by consulting firm Senza Fili. “Backhaul for small cells requires…
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more than just re-purposing existing backhaul solutions,” said Monica Paolini, the report’s author. “This is a new market for backhaul vendors -- a big opportunity but also a big challenge as they strive to meet a very different set of requirements from what they are used to in the macro-cellular environment.” Fiber will be important, the report said. “At a $2,500/year lease price [per link], fiber becomes more cost-effective than wireless. But in most markets lease prices are higher than this, and wireless backhaul is expected to be prevalent."