All the way back when Vodafone first bought Kabel Deutschland in 2013, it has been blithely stated, by us as much as anyone else, that Cable can provide backhaul for small cells and it can. But what about small 5G cells? The advantage that cable has over other candidate technologies, with the exception of fiber, is that it has behind it a technology pathway organization in CableLabs, every bit as single-minded as 3GPP, in getting such a job done. This week a paper from CableLabs was issued, designed to bring to light much of the work it has already done in cable backhaul and even small cell fronthaul. There were many issues to begin with – capacity is one that…