During 2007, operators saw mobile data traffic surpassing voice traffic. As a result of their offerings and innovative business models, they’re expecting continued exponential increases in traffic. This requires optimized RAN solutions and transport that can deliver increased capacity at a lower cost per bit.

Ericsson’s answer to this challenge is Mobile Backhaul.

Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it provides seamless migration from installed transport networks to next-generation backhaul networks for all generations of radio networks.

Thomas Edwall, solution owner for Ericsson’s Mobile Backhaul solutions, says: “Typically, revenues per transported bit in our customers’ networks are declining as a result of broadband services at attractive tariffs, so there is a need for a more disruptive approach to backhauling in order to gain profitable business. By this I mean that there is a clear need to get away from traditional ways of expanding transport networks, which have been about adding more leased capacity, pumping up costs exponentially.”

Ericsson’s offering provides operators with an optimized solution where the radio networks and backhaul networks evolve together.

Edwall says: “Our strength over our competitors is that our solution addresses the capacity bottleneck at its root, by optimizing the installed bases of radio networks for delivery of native IP-based mobile services over an Ethernet transport, an approach that distinguishes us from our competitors in the backhaul arena.

“Additionally, we can solve the capacity bottlenecks in radio and transport networks in a seamless and cost-effective way by following an evolutionary path.”

End users benefit from one of the best mobile broadband experiences available, which provides them with the quality they expect from high-capacity broadband services.

To be showcased at NXTComm in Las Vegas from June 17-19, the solution’s presentation will be preceded by analyst briefings, press information and an equipment demonstration.

Edwall says: “The solution fits the market really well as our broad product portfolio can provide backhaul solutions for any kind of situation that the customer may face regardless of technology. With our leading position in microwave, combined with strength in optical and multi-service networks, we are also well-placed to carry out convergence between fixed and mobile aggregation networks.”