Emerging radio-over-fiber technologies and networks: challenges and issues

Technologies for the transport of radio over optical fiber links have been developing rapidly in recent years and bandwidth demands have spurred researchers to look into higher frequencies and smaller cell sizes. Although many of the underlying techniques are developed, significant challenges still remain before these technologies can be integrated in fully functioning networks. This talk will review the recent developments in Radio-Over-Technologies, highlight the challenges that remain and outline the work being undertaken within the EU Network of Excellence BONE to meet these challenges.

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