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Articles tagged with: Femtocells and Fmc
Study Finds Large Cost Savings for Migrating Heavy Data Users to Femtocells
Signals Research Group has completed a whitepaper on the business case for femtocells as part of its ongoing femtocell business modeling initiative with the trade group, the Femto Forum. The study found, across a wide variety of scenarios considering different regions of the world, the business case for femtocells is strong---often doubling the customer lifetime value---and does not depend on any one critical factor or assumption in order to generate a favorable outcome. Further to this, the research demonstrated that femtocells can dramatically reduce the growing financial costs made by heavy mobile broadband data users on the mobile network. more
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Femtocell - a Revolutionary Residential Gateway for Fixed-Mobile Substitution
Much has been said about femtocells in recent times. Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst M. Kumaresan believes that femtocells have the potential to revolutionize 3G services by enhancing user experience within an indoor environment, while serving as a major revenue proposition for mobile operators. more
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Over two billion 3G subscribers will motivate convergence in mobile and fixed-line services
..multimedia applications. Parks Associates predicts operators will rely on femtocells to realize FMC as these devices enable them to better monetize their 3G infrastructure. "Fulfilling such needs used to be impossible because carriers' networks more
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HSPA expected to drive femtocell market; operators taking cautious approach
..ve mobile operators a stronger positioning in the home broadband network. Once launched, femtocells offered with home-zone tariffs could be seen as a 'recession-buster' deal for consumers seeking to reduce mobile voice call charges, and the early more
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Fixed Mobile Convergence Market Set to Expand to 250 Million Users by 2012
..structures are being deployed and dual use Wi-Fi and cellular devices will be joined by femtocells in 2008. According to a new ABI Research report, operators are fully aware of the increasing threat from mobile VoIP services and FMC will allow more
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FMC and Femtocells Heading Toward Full Convergence of Services
The hype surrounding fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) and femtocells continues to grow, but it is likely that neither technology will live up to expectations, says In-Stat. There is much interest in fixed-mobile service (FMS) enabled by femtocells and FMC among consumers, with the promise of more convenience and lower costs, the high-tech market research firm says. femtocells are micro-base stations designed for home use that support mobile connectivity over the broadband facility. FMC uses Wi-Fi-enabled routers and handsets to carry mobile calls over a broadband connection. more
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Wi-Fi in handsets - bright future or dismal prospects?
.. such as Skype and Vonage, is delaying demand for Wi-Fi equipped handsets. Also, femtocells are starting to emerge as a viable marketplace solution, offering operators an option for an FMC solution that goes directly from cellular to broadband more
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Which Operator will be the First to Launch Femtos in Europe?
.. that have both a fixed (e.g. DSL) and a mobile business could use femtocells as a way to exploit the synergies between the markets". Grossi goes on "Orange is very well positioned along these lines with its strong UMA business. Addit more
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Femtocells to Dominate Fixed-Mobile Convergence Market
..ility to work with any handset, and their potential for encouraging high data use, femtocells are very attractive when compared to VCC and UMA-based Wi-Fi services."The accompanying chart illustrates how femtocells and dual-mode services will evolve more
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