It’s time for another week in review with a focus on wireless backhaul. It’s been a busy week in this sector, so let’s get started!

To begin with, provider of high-performance service assurance solutions for Carrier Ethernet and IP networks, Accedian Networks (News - Alert), announced that it had passed the 100,000 mark for units shipped worldwide, on Monday.

"Going from 50,000 to 100,000+ units was three times faster than the first 50,000,” said Patrick Ostiguy, president and CEO of Accedian, adding, “Having the right product at the right time to address the needs of a fast growing market has certainly played a big part in this accelerated growth. As Mobile Backhaul is exploding and Business Ethernet is thriving, we anticipate our sales to grow at an even faster rate in the coming years.”

Next, Bravo Tech, Inc. (News - Alert) signed a partnership agreement with E-Band Communications, a manufacturer of 80 GHz backhaul solutions for 4G/LTE (News - Alert) networks. Together, the two companies said they were to develop a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), with a wireless Common Public Radio Interface backhaul.

The partnership will see Bravo Tech include E-Band’s wireless backhaul solution with its own mBSC-H high power DAS unit. The new system would both extend wireless coverage and allow for easier deployment.

Wednesday saw Sierra Wireless (News - Alert) announce the release of its ALEOS Application Framework, meant to help the development, deployment and operation of end-to-end machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and services. The framework includes an integrated development environment, feature-rich libraries and a comprehensive set of tools that can be used to develop custom M2M applications on top of the proven ALEOS embedded intelligence platform.

The ALEOS Application Framework apparently adds new programming capabilities to ALEOS, the intelligent embedded platform that enables setup, configuration, session persistence and remote communications management for AirLink (News - Alert) devices. The framework is suitable for businesses in the transportation, energy, industrial automation and enterprise markets.

On Thursday, it was reported that LTE chip maker Sequans Communications announced an addition to its LTE chip platforms, Sequans AIR (Active Interference Rejection). Sequans AIR was designed to enhance throughput by up to 3.5 times for cell edge users while doubling network capacity.

"[The] LTE spectrum is limited and interference is becoming an issue for operators as network traffic increases,” said Bertrand Debray, Sequans CTO. “Although network-based interference mitigation techniques are specified in future releases of the LTE standard, these are not available today plus these are limited in how much interference they can remove. We designed Sequans AIR in response to this, and have developed a powerful interference solution that can be implemented on today's LTE networks for significant benefits to end users and network operators."

Lastly, Wi-Fi technology company Xirrus, Inc. announced new wireless services which can be adjusted to companies of any size in an effort to help mobile IT teams make the switch from wired to wireless. The company offers a range of XR Wireless Arrays 2 to 16 modular access points to solve the problems by enterprises switching from wired to wireless-only networks.

The points supported by Xirrus cover the widest range of use cases from small branch offices to large campus and high density areas. The company said in a press release that it has unveiled the Wi-Fi Designer application to optimize wireless network design for tablets and smartphones.

Well, that’s it for this week’s wireless backhaul review. Be sure to check in at TMCnet’s Wireless Backhaul channel for more related news.