Wireless Transport for the Beyond-5G Era
Backhaul Network Evolution for 5G-Advanced and Early 6G Readiness
5G-Advanced and early 6G readiness will start in the transport network. Today’s 10 Gbps 5G backhaul baseline gives mobile operators a strong foundation, but new 6G spectrum, denser sites, and evolving RAN architectures will push selected locations toward 20 Gbps, 25 Gbps, 50 Gbps, and eventually 100 Gbps transport planning.
This Omdia whitepaper, sponsored by Ceragon, explains where existing 10 Gbps investments can continue to deliver value, when higher-capacity E-band links become relevant, and how future D-band systems may support ultra-high-capacity short-range transport.
What You’ll Learn
- Why many 10 Gbps 5G backhaul links can support 5G-Advanced and some early 6G deployments
- When 200 MHz or 400 MHz of new 6G spectrum could drive site requirements toward 25 Gbps or 50 Gbps
- What it takes to deliver 20 Gbps E-band links over 3 km at 99.95% availability
- Where D-band in the 130–175 GHz range may fit in future ultra-high-capacity transport
- How distributed MIMO, C-RAN, sidehaul, AI Fabric concepts, and service-aware RAN could reshape transport design
Plan 6G Transport Without Overbuilding
The path to 6G does not require every transport link to be replaced at once. It requires site-by-site planning that distinguishes classic 5G sites, 5G-Advanced sites, high-capacity 5G+6G sites, and ultra-capacity 5G+6G sites.
Download the whitepaper to understand where today’s wireless transport foundation can scale — and where mobile operators should prepare for the next capacity step.
