Siklu, a leading wireless backhaul solutions provider has announced that it has integrated its millimeter wave radio equipment in the Alcatel-Lucent microwave small cells backhaul portfolio. Operating in the 60 and 80 GHz bands, Siklu’s radios now supplement Alcatel-Lucent’s 9500 MPR, macro cell backhaul family by introducing the support of millimeter waves and providing a solution for short-range, high-capacity small cell backhaul in very dense environments. The product portfolio will be managed end-to-end by Alcatel-Lucent's 5620 SAM management platform.
According to Siklu, its milimeter wave wireless solution comes in a compact form factor and integrated antenna, low power consumption, support of unlicensed/lightly licensed bands and ease of installation. The solution is ideally suited for fast outdoor small cells deployments meeting the demand by operators deploying high-capacity, heterogeneous LTE networks.
François Allain, General Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Transmission Business
By extending our packet microwave portfolio and industry-leading mobile backhaul solution with Siklu’s high capacity, small form factor millimeter wave radios, we can meet the needs of many more customers in more deployment scenarios.
Siklu’s CEO, Itzik Ben-Bassat
Alcatel-Lucent is providing operators’ next-generation mobile networks and we are now a key part of their end-to-end solution. With the addition of Siklu’s EtherHaul to their portfolio, Alcatel-Lucent can better extend their high-capacity backhaul offering to dense urban areas and other spectrum-congested areas.
