Focus: Femtocells
06 November 2007
Focus: Femtocells
The Femto Forum, an industry body promoting femtocell technology, has had a busy few months. When it launched in July, the big question was whether the major equipment vendors would sign up to the organisation. But with a member base that has gone from seven to 40 in three months, that question has been answered.
Femtocells are low power wireless access points that operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator's network using residential DSL or cable broadband connections. Femtcells are more targeted at the domestic market than picocells, they are intended to be used in the home and will typically be connected to the consumer's fixed internet connection.
Femtocells are expected to represent a massive global opportunity for vendors, operators, content providers and consumers.
The latest news on femtocells:
Femto Forum wins backing of big guns
Moto starts European femtocell trial
Femto industry begins to develop
IP.Access dangles femtocells afore Softbank
NSN leaps on tiny femto-bandwagon
Femtocells will give wifi a run for its money
Expert view on femtocells:
Femtocell market consolidation could take many forms
Join the debate on the telecoms.com blog
Get more information on the report, 'Femtocells and Picocells: New Markets and Business Models for In-building Cellular'
And sign up for the Femtocell Solutions Forum, to be held on December 11 - 12, 2007, in London
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