Cellular Backhaul
Mobile operators are now in the position to offer
their services in increasingly remote locations
with no loss of service or voice quality thanks to
enhanced satellite networks.
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Reaching further to expand market opportunities
Globally mobile operators are finding it harder to penetrate any more
deeply into their core home markets. However, they are now developing
new strategies to reach out to an estimated 2.2 billion people with
little or limited access to mobile services and the rich applications
that we take for granted. In many areas where a traditional
infrastructure is limited satellite connectivity is the only option for
transporting voice and data traffic to and from the population. The use
of VSAT technology in remote locations has seen incredible growth over
the past few years and this is mainly due to cellular backhaul.
10 good reasons for cellular backhaul via satellite
Overcomes the lack of existing infrastructure
Cost efficient deployment
Rapid rollout of services
Increased service coverage
Enables full range of IP services from fixed telephony to advanced data
Introduction of IP has enabled a new wave of bandwidth reduction
Rural telecommunications are becoming profitable
Urban areas are reaching the saturation point
The average revenue per subscriber continues to fall in urban areas
The younger generation demands media rich applications even in remote locations
Recent studies have shown that the vast majority of new subscribers
to mobile services come from the emerging markets in Asia, Africa and
Latin America. This is because the demand for connectivity is high and
an inherent lack of reliable legacy communication platforms forces
potential users to look at the mobile offering. For the average user in
these areas a mobile phone is their first and only way to get connected
to the outside world and loyalty to the first provider is high.
In fact, Asia, Africa and Latin America are seen as the new
battlegrounds for global mobile operators to build new networks and
continue to grow away from saturated home markets. WWWT’s Cellular
backhaul technologies in these areas provide the wireless operator with
the technology to be more profitable and to be able to reach out into
ever more remote markets and increase their subscriber base.
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