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Is femto-powered mobile broadband key to digital divide?

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Posted on November 10, 2010 by admin

By Danny Bradbury. The Broadband Commission for Digital Development met to present its findings in New York in September – and their findings suggest that mobile broadband will be key to bridging the digital divide. The UN initiative, led by Rwandan president Paul Kagame and Carlos Slim, and featuring commissioners such as diverse as Jeffrey Sachs, Richard Branson, Vint Cerf, …

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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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