NXTcomm: Actelis Delivers Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Solution

Ethernet over Copper vendor Actelis Networks is addressing mobile network operators’ growing capacity requirements with a backhaul solution based on MEF-compliant Ethernet pseudowire technology. The product will make its public debut next week at NXTcomm.

With mobile devices expected to double in four years, mobile base stations doubling in number with five years, more multimedia applications and networks coming online, and backhaul capacity requirements climbing as a result, the business case for wireless network operators to move from current T1/E1 backhaul connections to less expensive and more scalable Ethernet backhaul has become clear, noted Eric Vallone, Actelis Networks’ vice president of marketing. Yet while legacy backhaul is inadequate for the new bandwidth-intensive needs of the wireless network, Vallone added, fiber deployments are limited and expensive to install. That’s why Actelis has tackled this service provider requirement with a copper-based Ethernet backhaul solution, which it calls the ML650 Ethernet Access Device for Mobile.

However, while the ML650 allows service providers to migrate to Ethernet-based backhaul, it retains the ability to support TDM circuits and delivers the highly reliable timing that wireless operators now rely on from their legacy backhaul connections, said Vallone.

“A standards-based solution that delivers higher bandwidth to mobile base stations over a converged packet network while providing TDM circuits and highly reliable network synchronization clearly paves the path to ubiquitous deployment of mobile broadband,” said Vallone. “Coupled with greater rate, reach and reliability, Actelis has introduced an innovative portfolio of mobile backhaul products that combines TDM and broadband services without sacrificing service quality. Actelis products eliminate the daunting expense of trenching for fiber, while supporting the mobile operators’ evolution from 2G through 3G, and all the way to 4G/LTE.”

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