BelAir Networks First to Deliver Small Metrocell for Easy Outdoor Deployments with Integrated LTE+WiFi+3G and Wireless Backhaul Option

BelAir2100 Metrocell hits every sweet spot in the small cell space with its combination of radios, ease of installation and smooth integration with the mobile carrier's existing macro and core network, said Chris Kissel, Mobile Internet Analyst, In-Stat. There has been a real surge of mobile carrier interest in this small cell market segment.

Mobile data traffic growth rates outstrip associated revenue, while Wi-Fi popularity continues to increase. These trends have prompted operators to augment their traditional macrocell networks with small cell technologies and Wi-Fi to cost-effectively handle mobile data in high traffic areas.
Operators can deploy small cells to cost-effectively increase capacity and add Wi-Fi to further augment this capacity while also maintaining the contact with their customers that is critical to their subscriber growth and retention objectives. Up until the availability of the BelAir2100, which is the first metrocell to ship with LTE/3G + Wi-Fi with wireless backhaul as an option, outdoor small cells have faced operational barriers in terms of power, mounting and backhaul. With the BelAir2100, targeted metropolitan in-fill coverage and capacity can be deployed more affordably and in matters of weeks not months – saving service providers CapEx and OpEx.

BelAir Networks has a track record of delivering market-making small cell solutions to help our customers save time, money and deliver improved services, said Bernard Herscovich, president and CEO, BelAir Networks. We were the first to engineer Wi-Fi for the demanding carrier environment, first to successfully integrate Wi-Fi with licensed bands and now, with the BelAir2100 LTE/3G/Wi-Fi Metrocell, first to unlock the potential for outdoor small cells.

BelAir Networks First to Market with Small Cell and Carrier Wi-Fi Innovations

BelAir Networks has worked with Tier One carriers to deploy large scale Carrier Wi-Fi networks and successful trials and commercial deployment of their outdoor small cell product, the BelAir100SP Strand Picocell. Leveraging this Carrier Wi-Fi and Small Cell leadership, the new BelAir2100 Metrocell features industry-leading innovations that make it easier and more cost-effective for mobile operators to deliver a great user experience, even in high traffic areas suffering under a deluge of mobile data traffic. These innovations include:

-Combination of licensed band access with Carrier Wi-Fi and wireless backhaul in a small, easy to install form factor
-Hetnet-in-a-box concept improves network capacity while reducing the operator's installed cost and ongoing OpEx
-Support for multiple licensed band radios
-Mobile carriers with multiple macro domain suppliers achieve efficiencies by standardizing on one metrocell solution while ensuring a smooth integration and faster installation and commissioning
-Integrated dual 802.11n Carrier Wi-Fi radios support Hotspot 2.0 (including 802.11u) standards for seamless secure roaming
-Carrier-grade networking capabilities going well beyond standards:
Proven integration and interoperability with multiple carrier core networks
Scalable management supporting up to 100,000 metrocells in a single network
Edge-based policy enforcement interfacing with carrier's policy management system
Edge-based security
Support for carrier-grade legal intercept
Network wide mobility
-Integrated wireless and wireline backhaul options including high performance switched mesh
-Ensures location mounting flexibility and ease of network planning while maximizing performance and reducing egress requirements

BelAir2100 Metrocell is designed to mitigate interference and enable full RF interoperability between the licensed band and Wi-Fi access radios, as well as between the metrocell and the macro network. It also features an all IP backhaul and supports multiple tunneling protocols, enabling full mobility across networks. Learn more about the BelAir2100 Metrocell.