Mobile network operators should increase flexibility in mobile backhaul to face future needs

According to the urgent need for higher capacity and wider coverage areas mobile operators are forced to find solutions to upgrade their installed backhaul infrastructure.There are a lot of solutions to bring the ultimate of aimed flexibility for the mobile backhaul.Cell sites will no longer just be on towers they will be located on lamp posts, utility poles, and on the sides of buildings and roads.A variety of access types fiber, copper, and microwave will be needed to connect cell sites to the backhaul network. A strong competition is creating a majority need to be the first provider able to high bandwidth 4G services to its wireless customers.Several drivers are making the case for fiber to accommodate the increased capacity requirements in the outside plant backhaul and provide more flexibility in the cell sites. Deploying fiber into the edge of the network provides the most flexibility and bandwidth. Besides,implementing fiber close to the broadcast point is important to minimize loss and latency.Managing the efficiency of the network during peak usage or large traffic is also a formidable challenge.New backhaul topologies will be required to support LTE(Long Term Evolution) and the shift to heterogeneous networks,all must be able to support multiple types of wireless services including 3G, LTE(Long Term Evolution) and Wi-Fi. Mobile  network operators are also concerned about data security and the physical security of the cell site.But while leveraging existing infrastructure may eliminate some management issues,and data center also creates unique challenges in terms of security and access.It also adds equipment connections as another layer of complexity to an already complex network.