Virgin Media has been exploring the use of mmWave to deliver backhaul traffic over the airways to provide customers in remote locations with fibre broadband. The company is currently testing a trial version of its network at two sites on the east coast and expects to roll out commercial services by mid-year. Although the trial only connected 12 properties, Virgin Media believes the process could deliver residential services to 500 homes.
Virgin Media has been exploring the use of mmWave to deliver backhaul traffic over the airways to provide customers in remote locations with fibre broadband. The company recently conducted a trial connecting homes in the village of Newbury replacing microwave, which it has used for years to connect mobile interfaces to wireline networks, with mmWave. Although the trial only connected 12 properties, Virgin Media believes the process could deliver residential services to 500 homes.