Full Duplex Innovation - Microwave Trends For 5G Backhaul (Analyst Angle)
RCRWireless News, Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Analyst house ABI Research looks at how full duplex microwave innovations are boosting 5G spectrum efficiency, helping operators meet growing backhaul demands, overcome spectrum limitations, and enable high-capacity, cost-effective wireless connectivity.
Wireless backhaul is a critical component of any mobile network, as it is the link supporting voice and data transport between the core network and radio access network (RAN) sites. Wireless backhaul, such as microwave and millimeter wave (mmWave), continues to be a key backbone technology, with ABI Research forecasting that over 50% of backhaul traffic is carried over microwave and mmWave links.
Backhaul capacity requirements are anticipated to continue growing, so the microwave equipment sector has been spearheading several key developments and innovations.