Category Archives: Backhaul

Whitepaper: small cells show great potential in urban hotspots

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Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

The Small Cell Forum used the International CTIA WIRELESS 2012 show in New Orleans to unveil its latest whitepaper outlining the opportunities and challenges facing public access 3G small cell deployments. The paper highlights the impact that the technology could have in urban hotspots using conservative small cell models. Public access small cells can offload more subscribers It claims that …

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Positive 4G forecasts made at Small Cells Asia 2012

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Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

Last week, Small Cells Asia 2012 took place at the Westin Taipei in Taiwan. Small Cells Asia, formerly known as Femtocells Asia, is now in its fourth year. The event explored how leading operators in Asia are overcoming the challenges of interference management and backhaul to roll out metrocells in both high density urban to rural areas. At the show, …

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The analysts speak: 2012 will be good times for small cells

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Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

This will be a bountiful year for femtocells, according to NPD In-Stat. It expects the value of the femtocell revenues to double in 2012, with access point shipments growing at nearly 140% compared to 2011. Nearly three-quarters of femtocells are W-CDMA, while LTE femtocells are expected to start shipping in late 2012. By 2015, the retail value of small cells …

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New study: metrocells improve capacity at half-price compared to macro

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Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

By Sofia Flores. Metro cells are ideal for network offloading. Not only do they provide greater coverage and capacity than other small cells, they are also owned and managed by mobile operators, which simplifies the planning and implementation of an offload solution. The question many operators have, though, is just because metro cells are good for offloading, does that necessarily …

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Can femtocells connect the unconnected?

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Posted on July 29, 2010 by admin

By Professor Simon Saunders Previous posts have explored the impact of femtocells in the enterprise and in the home. But femtocells also have the capacity to bring mobile communications to the remotest parts of the world. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of any discussion of how femtocells can be used in previously unconnected or poorly covered areas is that the …

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Small cells at home opens up a wave of new personalised services

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Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

By Patrick Lagrange Following on from my earlier posts looking at the business case for small cells at home, I’d like to move to the most intriguing aspect to the femto small cells business model. Beyond providing better network coverage and capacity, reduced prices, and increased convenience, the small cell lets operators develop completely new services for their residential customers. …

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