The Cisco VNI (Visual Networking Index) predicts that WiFi hotspots will exceed 600 million sites by 2023, four times more sites than in 2018.
“While the growth rate and need are beyond question, the essential network infrastructure questions remain the same: How do I rapidly deliver the necessary broadband and deploy the infrastructure to minimise costs and maximise value? It’s critical that networks operate at high speed, with sufficient capacity and low latency,” says Teresa Huysamen, Wireless Business Unit Executive at Duxbury Networking, local distributor of Cambium technology.
PON (passive optical network) fibre networks are fast, delivering multi-gigabit broadband, but they become extremely expensive and timely to deploy in urban zones, as cost of access and labour increases. Fixed wireless broadband, however, offers a fast and predictable installation routine and low per node cost. Fast deployment equates to rapid access to revenue. But what about performance? New technology in fixed wireless broadband is now delivering 3.6Gbps of aggregate network throughput and packet latency measured in microseconds, not milliseconds.
“Cambium Networks’ 60GHz cnWave solution is engineered to deliver higher value at lower cost than a pure PON fibre network. Deploying cnWave links, which are 802.11ay-based and Terragraph-certified, will provide you with a high-speed backhaul solution, to meet the capacity demands of WiFi 6 hotspot networks. Powered by cnMaestro, a single pane of network management can be used for both cnWave backhaul links and Cambium WiFi hotspots,” says Huysamen.
Fixed wireless broadband using 60GHz enables any service provider or municipality, large or small, to design, deploy and manage very high-speed public and community WiFi networks. When 60GHz fixed wireless is used to extend the reach of the fibre network, cost for the last few hundred metres is dramatically reduced while delivering multi-gigabit speed and low latency.
“The question is: Do we really need this much speed and capacity? Simply stated, yes. Capacity is the ability of a network to connect multiple devices while still delivering the same quality of experience. When the network capacity is exceeded, the experience suffers,” says Huysamen.
As more devices connect and the demand for bandwidth-intensive applications increases, the capacity of the network must scale to accommodate the bandwidth requirements. “In your life and community, you will see more devices connected, while streaming more video and doing more things. cnWave 60GHz is the backhaul solution to future-proof your backhaul network,” says Huysamen.
For more information contact Duxbury Networking, (+27) 011 351 9800, info@duxnet.co.za, www.duxbury.co.za