Backhaul for Small Cells

The multi-core processors for small cells are coming to market....Freescale has introduced a great product, and Mindspeed has an excellent solution in customer hands already. But now the big question is: What about the backhaul? We can make a metro-femtocell for a few hundred dollars but do we have to spend $5,000 for a microwave backhaul link?

Dr. Jonathan Wells has joined Mobile Experts to investigate non-line of sight (NLOS) backhaul and its applicability to both femtocells and picocells. Our initial view is that NLOS will be perfect for some applications, but may not have the performance for advanced HetNet coordination.

What latency do you need in your application? What throughput do you need?

Weigh in on this topic with us....we are interested in inputs from our readers. Contact joe@mobile-experts.net or jonathan.wells@mobile-experts.net.