Vodafone launches femtocell product
Vodafone formally launched its femtocell product line called Sure Signal, a rebadged version of Alcatel-Lucent’s product, at a media briefing today.
Vodafone formally launched its femtocell product line called Sure Signal, a rebadged version of Alcatel-Lucent’s product, at a media briefing today.
Femtocells, indoor 3G base stations installed by consumers, will boost cellular network capacity more than ten-fold without causing interference, according to research carried out by industry body the Femto Forum.
In an effort to slim down a crowded femtocell architecture field, the Femto Forum this week announced a program to unite different device models.
Just three months ago, femtocells were being labelled as obscure technology. But the Femto Forum is hoping that some of its new members will make femtocells an everyday word.
With femtocells gaining more attention as a potential money-saving technology, several companies are racing to claim space in the emerging femtocell market, said members of a recent panel hosted by MassNetComms, the Massachusetts Network Communications Council.