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Why Licensed Links

As network operators continue to increase the coverage and capacity of their wireless deployments, they also increase the stress on their backhaul links.  Traditionally, licensed backhauls have been off limits to small or medium sized WISPs due to their excessive cost.  In addition, knowledgeable and costly planning and FCC filings kept licensed backhauls even farther out of the reach of the average wireless operator.

ISP Supplies has changed that, and now even small WISPs can afford high capacity, full duplex, licensed backhaul solutions from names likes Exalt Communications and SAF.

In many situations conventional point-to-point unlicensed microwave, bonded copper, and fiber-based backhaul solutions are impractical or uneconomic.  Licensed backhauls can play an important role. 

WISP Distribution

5 GHz has been the industry standard for serving WISP distribution towers.  The 802.11n standard and MIMO have further increased capacity, yet 150 mbps links are still not enough for many operators with clients seeking more and more bandwidth.  In addition, using 5 GHz for both backhaul and distribution greatly depletes the already small spectrum for unlicensed wireless. 

LTE Small-Cell Backhaul

Mobile operators are planning their LTE networks as a combination of macro cells and an ‘underlay’ network of smaller micro and picocells. In order to achieve the capacity density required by rapidly rising mobile Internet bandwidth demand, these small cells will need to be much larger in number in a given area than is the case in current cellular networks. As such they will represent a brand new and very significant backhaul challenge — because the mounting locations of these small cell nodes (such as utility poles or other street-level assets) will very rarely be a natural fit for fiber or microwave solutions. The concept of LTE self-backhaul or meshing is one possible solution, but as with early mesh Wi-Fi networks that attempted to provide access and meshing all within the same spectrum band, this approach rapidly consumes scarce (and expensive) LTE access-capable spectrum with backhaul traffic.

GSM Cellular Backhaul

As operators in developing markets continue to push out the coverage of GSM, their efforts sometimes extend beyond the reach of reliable sources of power. This can be addressed with solar-powered base station sites. These installations need to be engineered for lower power consumption than conventional sites, to minimize the cost of solar panels and battery backup. We can combine our lciensed backhaul solutions with solar and wind power solutions to get bandwidth where you need it most.

Many of our customers have avoided licensed links, not wanting to endure the headache of planning and FCC filings but now, we have taken away the guess work and mystery of the FCC 602 filing.  Licensed backhauls are now affordable and we do all the filings for you.

Example:

WE can deliver licnesed backhauls with 320 mbps, full duplex licensed link including all hardware, licenses and FCC filings for less than $7300.  Interested in a free quotation for your next link?  Contact us and learn how you too can upgrade your backbone and reduce your administrative efforts operating your WISP network.