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US Market for Enterprise Picocells to Reach Nearly 9 Million by 2017
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The heterogeneous network (het-net) of tomorrow will likely be comprised of multiple layers of small and large cells, DAS and WiFi. The small cell term is relatively new and is sometimes used in different ways.
iGR defines a "small cell" as a low power product (relative to macrocells) that operates on licensed frequencies and functions as small, self-contained cellular base stations.
A picocell is, in essence, a larger femtocell that is deployed into a business or small venue. The typical picocell is physically larger than a femtocell, has a higher power output (between 100 to 150 milliwatts) and, consequently, has a longer range and the ability to support a larger area, traffic capacity and/or more concurrent users (between 8 to 32).
Whereas femtocells are almost exclusively deployed indoors, a picocell implementation could be indoor or outdoor. Note, too, that multiple picocells could be grouped together to serve more people. Examples of venues that might favor picocells include convention centers, hotels, office buildings, stadiums, corporate campuses, etc.
"The central premise behind picocells is that they will likely be deployed to provide better indoor voice/data coverage on licensed cellular bands," said Iain Gillott, president and founder of iGR. "As the new study shows, the biggest opportunities for managed picocells for the enterprise are in smaller companies and on large corporate campuses."
Tags: [picocell] [small cell] [femtocell]
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