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Software defined networking in mobile backhaul networks can...

Software defined networking in mobile backhaul networks can save mobile operators more than $4 billion in capital expenses by 2017, said a Strategy Analytics study sponsored by Tellabs released Thursday (http://prn.to/17mk3g4). The study said SDN has the most impact in…

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metropolitan aggregation/load redistribution, local breakout/Internet interexchange, small cells, cloud radio access network and Wi-Fi offload/video redirect, with metro aggregation/load redistribution contributing the most savings from $96 million to $1.1 billion from 2013 to 2017. The Asia-Pacific region faces the most significant backhaul funding shortfall, but will also be most likely to benefit from SDN, with capital expense savings at $2.66 billion in the region by 2017, the study said.