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How to engage developers in femtocell API use

By Justin Tormey For femtocell APIs to be effective, mobile operators must learn how to engage developers outside their own walls. Application programming interfaces in femtocells may have a lot of potential, but who is going to exploit it? Mobile operators have historically been used to ‘walled garden’ models, in which applications are developed in-house to retain carrier control over …

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Can femtocells be strategic?

By Peter Jarich, Service Director, Current Analysis Many operators are still asking the question of whether femtocells are strategic or not. I believe they have to be…for a number of reasons. The real challenge operators face is making sure that femtos are compelling to users, and add to the strategic focus which is to reduce the bottom line and generate …

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