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Competition is over the top

By David Chambers. Following on from my blog yesterday looking at the levels of third-party application integration with femtocells, now I would like to discuss the impact of OTT players. One wonders whether iPhone or Android application developers, who have their own SDKs and route to market, will care to take advantage of this GSM OneAPI and its femtocell extensions. …

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The elevator pitch for femtocell applications

By David Chambers. Femtocell applications may not have fired up everyone’ imagination, but the recent milestone of a standard API, published by the Femto Forum, combined with easy access to software development tools (SDK) promises to open this up to a wider range of 3rd party innovation. Building on an existing foundation The Femto Forum have usually taken the approach …

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Femtocell applications need a common interface

By Andy Germano, vice-chair, Femto Forum Early femtocell deployments have focused on either correcting indoor mobile coverage issues or boosting network capacity to cope with insatiable demand for mobile broadband. While both are valid reasons, mobile operators should note that femtocells will also open the door to a plethora of profitable new applications, made possible by the location and presence …

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