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Articles tagged with: Femto Forum
Small Cell Vendors Race to Fulfill Operator Demand for LTE
The Femto Forum today announced strong uptake of its small cell LTE APIs (Application Platform Interfaces), including the first deployment. 17 manufacturers have so far adopted the APIs for their upcoming LTE products. Additionally, SK Telecom has also implemented the APIs in its LTE femtocell deployment. more
First Software Development Kit for Femtocells Announced
Telecom Italia, in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent and Accenture, has announced the launch of the industry's first standards-based software development kit (SDK) for the creation of femtocell applications. The SDK is built on the Femto Forum's recent API Specification initiative. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, alcatel-lucent, accenture, femtocell
3G Femtocells Now Outnumber Conventional 3G Base Stations
There are now more 3G femtocells in use than there are 3G base stations, according to a study commissioned by the Femto Forum. According to study, carried out by Informa Telecoms & Media there are now in excess of 2.3 million 3G femtocells globally compared to 1.6 million 3G macrocells. more
Related Tags: femtocell, telefonica,
Smartphone Apps to Know When they Are Connected to a Femtocell
The Femto Forum has announced the relapse of a set of industry-wide agreed set of API specifications that mobile app developers can use to detect when a handset is connected to a FemtoCell and take advantage of the usually higher mobile data speeds. more
Related Tags: femtocell, connect, mobile-app
Femto Forum Focuses on Management with Second Plugfest
The Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide, today announced it has successfully completed its second plugfest which focused on femtocell management. The series of plugfests aim to cultivate an effective ecosystem of standardised femtocells. This helps provide operators and consumers with a wider choice of femtocell products while also facilitating economies of scale which help bring down the cost of equipment. more
Femto Forum Publishes APIs to Advance LTE Interoperability
The Femto Forum has published a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) which help enable LTE femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate. Compatible interfaces of this type will help create a more competitive marketplace by ensuring that femtocell device manufacturers can cost-effectively source these critical components from multiple suppliers while also maximising the market for semiconductor manufacturers. more
Related Tags: femtocell
Just over Half of US Consumers interested in Femtocells - Survey
Femtocells appeal to the majority of US broadband householders with mobile phones and that there is a willingness to pay for the devices and associated new services, concludes a report commissioned by the Femto Forum. more
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Femto Forum Outlines Case For Mobile Data Offload Using Femtocells
Trade association, the Femto Forum has outlined the case for offload using femtocells in a publicly available white paper. Uniquely, femtocell offload allows users to use all their existing services, whether voice, data or SMS, and all cellular devices. Crucially the service is also seamless, requires no set-up and is managed by the operator to guarantee quality of service. more
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Survey Finds Femtocells Appeal to 56% of US Consumers
A survey on U.S. consumer attitudes on femtocells found that more than half of U.S. broadband households with mobile phones are interested in femtocell benefits, and are willing to pay for the devices and associated new services. The findings also indicate femtocells can significantly improve subscriber satisfaction and lead many households to consolidate with a single operator. more
Related Tags: femtocell, indoor, coverage
WiMAX Forum Publishes Femtocell Standard
The WiMAX Forum and the Femto Forum have jointly announced the publication of the first WiMAX femtocell standard allowing vendors to start developing standardized femtocells and associated network equipment based on the IEEE 802.16e radio interface and profiles. more
Related Tags: wimax-forum, femtocell, wimax, self-organizing-network
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