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Written by David Chambers
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Thursday, 19 March 2009 19:07 |
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 What do enterprise IT department managers think about deploying femtocells? How does this compare with using a Wi-iFi based scheme such as UMA? We've been discussing this with a Telecom Services Planner at a medium sized US company, who is also an enthusiast for UMA. Network security, handset choice, provisioning and the ease of switching between network providers are some of the topics we've covered.
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Written by David Chambers
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Sunday, 08 March 2009 19:59 |
 I've recently had to unlock my mobile phone in order to allow me to use SIM cards from other networks. This is helpful when travelling (using a local SIM card is often much cheaper, and also allows me to switch operators for a better deal. This isn't illegal or unethical - indeed my current network provider offers the unlock service for £15 (approx $20). Would this issue apply to femtocells too?
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Written by David Chambers
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009 19:47 |
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 Many digital and software products these days include an API
(Application Programming Interface) which allows 3rd parties and/or the
customer to extend and adapt the standard functionality. Could
femtocells provide a standard API and what would it offer?
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Written by David Chambers
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 19:54 |
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You may have read last week's femtocell trial announcement by Mobilkom of Austria . They are conducting a small scale trial of just 35 femtocells with a view to commercial rollout in the middle of 2009. What you may have missed in the small print near the bottom, is the size and capacity of the femtocells they'll be trialling. Some of these units are considerably more powerful than standard femtocells, with four times the capacity.
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Written by David Chambers
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 00:00 |
 There is a lot of industry momentum building up for LTE femtocells.
Much of this is from the vendor community, who have invested to create
the chipsets and technology software platforms which enable it. For
example, picoChip have already developed and proven an LTE femtocell
prototype last year using the emerging standards.
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