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Will femtocells reduce the demand for Wi-Fi?

April 26, 2017DEMAND femtocells reduce wi-fi

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Will femtocells reduce the demand for Wi-Fi?

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Not likely, say analysts. Wi-Fi is already well ingrained in home and office networking, and femtocells are becoming part of Wi-Fi routers, not alternatives to them. “Femtocells and Wi-Fi are complementary,” Carlaw says. The analyst sees carriers bundling the two technologies together, with one offering voice support and the other data networking.