Maravedis analyst, Elias Aravantinos, estimates the wireless PMP backhaul market to reach US$ one billion by 2016, up from an estimated US$ 200 million in 2011. Bluwan's 42 GHz multipoint millimetre wave equipment could be a key solution in solving the capacity crunch for tier 1 operators.

Bluwan, a provider of carrier-grade multi-gigabit wireless solutions, today announced the availability of its Fibre Through The Air (FTTA) Point to Multipoint (PMP) millimetre wave solution. Particularly suited for providing greater RAN capacity to small cell network topologies in dense urban areas, the millimetre wave PMP backhaul solution provides a massive amount of cost effective capacity, up to 2 Gbps in each sector, for up to 20 cell sites at 100 Mbps each.

Bluwan total cost of ownership calculations find that Fibre backhaul costs are three times that of millimetre wave Point to Multipoint;

This latest video from Bluwan compares various solutions, and demonstrates how PMP mm Wave backhaul can smash the TCO for small cell deployments. Find out more at MWC 2012, Hall 2, 2B61

If you are an operator or integrator rolling out micro cells, small cells and 4G LTE networks, set up an appointment to meet with one of our representatives at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona.