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Wes Oxlee

Wes Oxlee is director of Business Development and Strategy for the CommScope Connectivity Solutions business unit. Wes has 34 years of telecommunications industry experience with a primary focus on optical fiber external plant networks. Following a 16-year career with Telstra, where he was the national technical specialist for Fiber Optics External Plant, he joined CommScope in 2000. Wes is a certified fiber-to-the-home professional and, in his current role, he is focused on developing innovative fiber solutions and architectures that will support the next-generation wireless networks.

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October 10, 2018

The road to 5G is paved with fiber

You want wireless data and you want it now! But how can you access videos, social networks and shopping sites quickly without some type of backhaul connection? Wes Oxlee gives insight into the “wires in wireless” that will require fiber to fulfill all the bandwidth demands.

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June 14, 2018

TFT: Connecting cellular network radios

It’s #TFT, which means it’s time to revisit a blog about all things fiber. This one comes to us from CommScope’s Wes Oxlee, who says fiber is always going to be the most reliable means of providing fronthaul. Take a read to see if you think this holds true.

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October 04, 2017

Top Fiber Questions: Will fiber connect cellular network radios?

We’re all thinking about the future. Next week, next year, 20 years from now. In particular, how should we best connect cellular network radios of tomorrow? Continuing our series on our Top Fiber Questions, Wes Oxlee has an answer.

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July 14, 2017

How WDM Helps With 5G Deployment

Before 5G is upon us, service providers want to get the most out of their current fiber networks. One way they can is by using passive wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices. In this Fiber Friday vlog, Wes Oxlee explains the advantages this technology gives services providers getting ready for 5G.

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June 30, 2017

What are Best Practices for 5G Fiber Deployments?

Have you heard the news? A new wireless technology is on the way—5G. That means service providers need to get their networks ready to handle the increase in data and connectivity. In this Fiber Friday vlog, Wes Oxlee describes important considerations every service provider should follow when deploying a fiber network for 5G.

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May 03, 2017

Explosive Mobile Data Growth Makes Fiber a Strong Backhaul Solution

Since installing new fiber can be expensive and time-consuming, some carriers are leveraging the extensive footprint and coverage of their existing fiber-to-the-home networks to provide backhaul for wireless networks. By utilizing some innovative fiber connectivity solutions, operators can use the same fiber strands for multiple services. Wes Oxlee explains more about the technologies in this blog post and the updated “LTE Best Practices” eBook.

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