What is a Femtocell?
DC: A femtocell access point, also known as a 3G access point, is a low-cost, low-power cellular base station that provides improved indoor coverage while backhauling the cellular traffic over a broadband connection. Femtocells are designed to work with existing mobile handsets and can support multiple users in a home environment., Femtocells over the long-term also present an opportunity to develop new mobile services for the home that take advantage of low-cost, high-speed internet access. MWJ: Does Tatara develop the femtocell? DC: No. We don’t develop the femtocell. Tatara Systems invents, develops, and deploys mobile convergence products for service providers, allowing them to offer converged mobile services to their subscribers across the widest base of available end-user devices. The Tatara Convergence Server enables femtocells to backhaul cellular traffic over a broadband connection using SIP signaling, with a key advantage of this approach being ready integration with the oper
A femtocell is an access point base station for cellular phone service that is often used inside office buildings and other sorts of structures where cellular service has traditionally not been available. A femtocell is valued for its ability to produce better call quality. However, the femtocell units have yet to catch on in most locations. A femtocell cellular base station usually supports between two and five cellular phones and provides access by routing calls through a DSL network. Using the Internet for calls can also reduce the amount of money spent on cellular service as well, because it is not using a larger network. Therefore, there may be some cost savings for those who use a femtocell solution for their telecommunications needs. In order for femtocell service to become a viable option for many consumers, a number of issues still must need to be addressed. These issues address quality, security and cost, and a number of other, relatively minor issues. Femtocell research has
A femtocell is a small cellular base station designed for use in residential or small business environments. It connects to the service provider’s network via broadband (such as DSL or cable) and typically supports 2 to 5 mobile phones in a residential setting. A femtocell allows service providers to extend service coverage inside of your home – especially where access would otherwise be limited or unavailable – without the need for expensive cellular towers. It also decreases backhaul costs since it routes your mobile phone traffic through the IP network. A femtocell is sometimes referred to as a “home base station”, “access point base station”, “3G access point”, “small cellular base station” and “personal 2G-3G base station”.
Femtocells are low-power wireless access points that operate in licensed spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a mobile operator’s network using residential DSL or cable broadband connections. Why another access device for the home? Well it’s clear more and more consumers want to use mobile phones in the home, even when there’s a fixed line available. Friends and family usually call a mobile number first, and it’s where messages and contact lists are stored. However, it is often the case that providing full or even adequate mobile residential coverage is a significant challenge for operators. From a competitive perspective, femtocells are important because mobile operators need to seize residential minutes from fixed providers, and respond to emerging VoIP and WiFi offerings. Improving user experience in the home is also essential for reducing churn and gaining marketshare and new revenues. However, high deployment costs ensure that 3G networks rarely extend beyond the regulat
