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Femtocell awareness still an issue: operators need a new approach

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Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

By Aditya Kaul. ABI Research’s latest global femtocell survey found that more than 80% of mobile users in the US, UK and Japan are not aware of femtocells. The survey covered 1,000 mobile phone users in each of these regions. 80% is a surprising figure given that some of the largest operators in these regions, including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Vodafone …

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Simplifying the femto proposition

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Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

Our final blog from this year’s Femtocells World Summit 2011 looks at the observations of Stuart Carlaw, chief research officer ABI Research, who started by observing how technology in the enterprise is booming from the ‘bottom up’ rather than the old-fashioned model where the boss got the newest kit first. He made reference to the consumerisation of IT but is …

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Can femtocells be strategic?

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Posted on July 30, 2010 by admin

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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Why are mobile operators turning on to small cells?

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Posted on June 10, 2010 by admin

By David Swift Following on from my previous post about the definition of small cells, I’m going to address the issue of market drivers. The strongest impetus for adoption comes from operators, which are aiming to provide infill coverage for areas currently underserved by the macro network, and looking to offload traffic from the macro network to the small cell in …

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