How do you future-proof FTTx network for emerging wireless technologies and trends?

1 What is FTTx?

FTTx stands for fiber to the x, where x can be a home, a building, a node, or a curb. It refers to the deployment of optical fiber as the last mile or final connection to the end user. FTTx offers many advantages over traditional copper or coaxial cables, such as higher speed, longer distance, lower attenuation, and greater security. FTTx can support various types of services, such as broadband internet, voice over IP (VoIP), video on demand (VOD), and smart home applications.

2 What is wireless backhaul?

Wireless backhaul is the link between the base stations or small cells and the core network or the internet. It carries the aggregated traffic from multiple users and devices over a wireless medium, such as microwave, millimeter wave, or satellite. Wireless backhaul is often used in areas where fiber is not available, too expensive, or too difficult to deploy. Wireless backhaul can also provide flexibility, scalability, and redundancy for the network.

3 What is wireless fronthaul?

Wireless fronthaul is the link between the base stations or small cells and the remote radio heads (RRHs) or antennas. It carries the digitized radio signals over a wireless medium, such as microwave or millimeter wave. Wireless fronthaul is used to implement a centralized RAN (C-RAN) architecture, where the baseband processing is separated from the radio frequency (RF) processing and moved to a central location. Wireless fronthaul can enable better coordination, interference management, and resource utilization for the network.

5 What are the benefits of future-proofing FTTx for wireless backhaul and fronthaul?

By future-proofing your FTTx network for wireless backhaul and fronthaul, you can reap several rewards. For example, improved user experience with faster, smoother, and more reliable wireless services like 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and IoT, as well as more diverse and personalized wireless applications such as AR, VR, and cloud gaming. Additionally, you can leverage the advantages of fiber and wireless technologies to enhance network performance with increased capacity, coverage, compatibility, cost-efficiency, speed, long distance transmission, low attenuation, flexibility, scalability, and redundancy. Furthermore, you can gain a competitive edge by offering advanced and innovative wireless solutions to customers to attract new customers and retain existing ones by meeting their evolving expectations.