Siklu has introduced new models of its microwave backhaul radios for the lightly licensed 70 GHz mmWave band. These new models have the option of external one foot and two-foot antennas to further enhance the range.
The EH-700 and EH-710 operate in a TDD format in the lightly licensed 70 GHz mmWave band, and offer support for aggregated capacities as low as 100 Mbps, reaching all the way to 1 Gbps. While the existing 16 cm integrated antenna model satisfies a plurality of application needs, there are times when a deployment just needs to reach further. With options for an external one-foot or two-foot antenna, the EH‑7XX supports this need for additional range. Customers can still use the EH-7XX with a smaller 16 cm antenna where needed (not FCC approved).
Operating as a TDD solution supports applications where symmetry or asymmetry in the uplink and downlink capacity is required, achieving this in a carrier-class product. By adding the EH-7XX to the Hundred Series of Siklu PTP products, Siklu continues to expand its already extensive portfolio of mmWave E-band solutions. The small form factor product also includes an integrated MEF-compliant 3-ports gigabit Ethernet switch, with up to 50W to total POE output, satisfying the power needs of many Smart-City deployments with a single wire to cameras or Wi-Fi access points.
Siklu also unveiled an extended frequency range model of its leading EH-600 PtP 60 GHz series: the EH-614TX.
This year both OFCOM in the UK and the FCC in the US have extended the license-exempt V-band spectrum up to 71 GHz, for a total of 14 GHz. The EtherHaul 614TX is designed to take advantage of this expansion and operate over the entire 14 GHz band with a single SKU.
Operating in the upper regions of the 60 GHz band allows longer distances, as the oxygen absorption effect centered at 62 GHz has minimal impact. The EH-614TX will typically reach 50% further operating in the 64 to 71 GHz band, when compared to links deployed in the 57 to 64 GHz section. The frequency expansion also allows EH-614TX to tune to a wider choice of frequencies, providing additional spectrum for dense deployments.
This extension of the frequency range for the EH-614TX, and hence extended range, comes in the exact same small form factor with an integrated antenna as the widely deployed EH-600 series (16.7x 16.7x 10.2cm, 6.6x 6.6x 4.0in). This allows street level deployments on poles and other fixtures delivering reliable high-speed connectivity for Smart Cities, including security surveillance, Public Wi-Fi backhaul, and municipal networks.
The Etherhaul Hundred Series product line is also used extensively in the 5G Gigabit to the Home (GTTH) application as a medium-capacity backhaul. Carriers such as C Spire have designed their 5G GTTH network based on the EH-600 product line as a backhaul solution. With the additional range and more frequency bands, dense 5G GTTH and Smart City networks become even easier. The EH-614TX is also supported by Siklu's SmartHaul WiNDE application, an automated network design tool for PTP and PTMP Siklu radios. For more, information, click here.
