Articles tagged with: Femtocell

MobileOne to Boost Indoor 3G Coverage with Femtocells

.. MobileOne (M1) has announced plans to deploy between S$5 million and S$20 million worth of 3G femtocells to improve indoor phone coverage. The femtocells are being supplied by Alcatel-Lucent. By placing a dedicated femtocell indoor, it connects  more

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Cisco Buys UK Based Femtocell Vendor, Ubiquisys

­Cisco Systems has announced a US$310 million deal to buy the UK based femtocell manufacturer, Ubiquisys.  more

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US Market for Enterprise Picocells to Reach Nearly 9 Million by 2017

..all, 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 15 more

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Femtocell Bounce in 2H 2012 Suggests Market Could be Turning a Corner

­While the femtocell market struggled in the first half of 2012, the market has bounced back in the second half of the year. ABI Research's latest femtocell forecast update suggests that 2012 ended up with shipments reaching slightly above 2 million units. The shipments in the second half more than doubled from the first half, making up for some of the lost momentum.  more

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Small Cells to Carve a Niche in Public Venues, Worth $3.1 Billion by 2018

... There are a range of vendors playing in this market from existing femtocell vendors like Ubiquisys, Alcatel-Lucent, or ip.access offering specialized public venue small cells, through to purpose built systems from SpiderCloud, or even "ameni more

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3G Femtocell Sales Jump 50% in Third-Quarter

­The global femtocell market, including 2G, 3G, and 4G femtocells, grew 13.5% sequentially in 3Q12, to $132.7 million, according to Infonetics Research. Sales of 3G femtocells were up 50% in 3Q12.  more

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HetNets to drive shipments of 5m small cells by 2017

­Driven by the growing adoption of data-hungry smartphones and tablets and the on-going transition from voice to data services, carriers worldwide are struggling to cope with the explosion in data traffic on their networks.  more

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DoCoMo Develops First Small-cell Base Station for 3G and LTE

.. NTT DoCoMo says that it has developed the world's first dual-mode small-cell base station, or femtocell, supporting 3G (WCDMA) and LTE simultaneously for improved service coverage in indoor locations. The dual-mode femtocell will be commerciall more

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Industry ignoring complex factors when assessing the small cell market

­Defining the small cell market opportunity is a lot more complex than many industry commentators would have us believe, according to Ovum. With the likes of Vodafone already announcing next year's small cell plans, all signs point to this market as a growing opportunity for infrastructure vendors. However, Ovum warns that current assessments ignore key factors, such as deployments using real-estate assets mobile operators aren't accustomed to and whether the market can support the many vendors pursuing small cell.  more

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Small cell is the buzz but DAS is the biz

..eady deployed small cells, mainly in homes and enterprises, indicating solid experience with femtocells, according to a survey by Infonetics Research. Of those that have deployed small cells, 3/4 have done so using the 1.5GHz-2.2GHz spectrum,  more

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