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backhaul

American

[bak-hawl] / ˈbækˌhɔl /

noun

the return trip of a vehicle, as a truck, transporting cargo or freight, especially when carrying goods back over all or part of the same route.

Etymology

Origin of backhaul

back ² + haul

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Telekom also stands to benefit from ongoing 5G rollout through increased demand for fiber backhaul services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Revenue from Telekom Malaysia’s wholesale business arm, TM Global, could grow on quarter from bandwidth deals and initial 5G backhaul contributions, the analyst adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Though the Pro 6E is a tri-band mesh system, like the Pro 6 before it, it doesn’t technically have a dedicated backhaul channel.

From The Verge ● May 5, 2022

You have the choice of either using the legacy 5GHz or new 6GHz bands as a backhaul if you want to set up a whole-home mesh network with another compatible Asus AiMesh router.

From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2022

They’d done exactly one of those, at a Toronto District School Board superintendents meeting, when Alan had gotten the idea of using schools’ flagpoles and backhaul as test beds for building out the net.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow

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