Who else is on board the femtocell train?
Although femtocells are still in their infancy, a number of manufacturers have announced products supporting the new technology. Samsung Telecommunications America is the manufacturer of Sprint’s Airave femtocell, released in 2007. In September 2008, U.K.-based Ubiquisys was chosen to provide femtocell access points to the first 3G femtocell deployment by Japan’s carrier Softbank. And earlier this year, the U.S. equipment makers Motorola and Netgear unveiled Ethernet gateways that include both femtocell access points and Wi-Fi routers. These devices won’t be sold directly to consumers, but to carriers, who will in turn sell them to their subscribers when they roll out femtocell services.
