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By Glaucileine Vieira
MaxLinear has launched a new wireless backhaul platform aimed at helping telecom operators deploy faster and more cost efficient 5G infrastructure. Called Trinity, the platform combines cloud managed networking, AI enabled link management and integrated backhaul processing to support bidirectional wireless speeds of up to 10Gbps.
The launch comes as operators face growing pressure to expand 5G coverage while reducing deployment costs and energy consumption. For eeNews Europe readers, the announcement highlights how AI and cloud native management are starting to reshape wireless backhaul infrastructure, especially as networks become more software defined and data intensive.
The Trinity platform is built around MaxLinear’s URX850 SoC and integrates multiple backhaul functions into a single chip. According to the company, that reduces radio complexity, lowers power consumption and cuts overall system costs.
Wireless backhaul plays a critical role in connecting cell towers and radios to the core network. However, traditional systems often rely on manual provisioning and limited visibility, which can slow deployments and increase operational costs.
MaxLinear says Trinity addresses those issues through cloud managed automation and AI optimized link management. The platform also supports Open Compute Project Switch Abstraction Interface standards, allowing operators to migrate more easily toward software defined and cloud managed architectures.
“We are excited about the capabilities of the Trinity platform, which reflect MaxLinear’s leadership in highly integrated system-on-chip solutions for wireless backhaul,” said Puneet Sethi, SVP & GM of MaxLinear’s Network Infrastructure and Carrier Business Unit. “Leveraging URX’s built-in AI acceleration and Trinity SAI API, our OEM customers can now deliver highly differentiated 10Gbps microwave and E band radio systems that enable smarter and with cost savings up to 50%”
The company says Trinity can reduce relevant component costs by up to 50% while also improving power efficiency for outdoor wireless radios. By integrating functions previously handled by multiple ASICs and FPGAs, the platform simplifies radio architecture and reduces component count.
MaxLinear also highlighted features such as multi link aggregation, high speed encryption and ruggedized operation from minus 40°C to plus 85°C. The platform can aggregate up to four microwave wireless links simultaneously and adapt automatically to changing channel conditions.
According to industry forecasts cited by the company, the millimeter wave technology market could grow from roughly $3 billion in 2024 to more than $7 billion by 2029, driven partly by demand for AI enabled and cloud managed telecom infrastructure.
“Meeting the capacity demands of 5G while maintaining sustainable deployment costs requires a new level of integration and cost optimization in backhaul design,” said Randeep Sekhon, Chief Technology Officer at Bharti Airtel. “We appreciate MaxLinear’s focus and investment in these areas and look forward to the availability of next-generation optimized backhaul radio solutions.”
The Trinity platform is available now, while OEM products based on the technology are expected to launch during the first half of 2027.
Cover picture from MaxLinear, Inc.
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