Tag Archives: metro femtocells

Inside out – Vodafone UK’s approach to femto deployment

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Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

More from Femtocells World Summit…. Alan Law, new technologies manager at Vodafone UK discussed where next for femtocells usage in the Britain. Vodafone has been trialling public access femtos in a rural village to understand what power, IP transport and access point locations would be needed if it was to roll out commercial services. According to Law, femtocells are good for …

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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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Where to deploy metro femtocells

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Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

By Julia Mason This follows on from my previous post on metro femtocells…. The business case for using metro femtocells to support or infill the mobile network is well proven. But how do you know where you should deploy metro femtos? Firstly, look at your customer complaints. This will give you an idea of where the coverage problems are and at …

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Easing inner city congestion with public service femtocells

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Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

By Julia Mason With the residential femtocell business model now proven, operators are turning their attention to how femtocells could be used in public indoor and outdoor locations. In the past year, at least three operators have started metro femtocell services (two urban, one rural). They’ve been able to do this because of an increase in both the capacity and …

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