Vodafone, Ericsson and Qualcomm Test LTE Carrier Aggregation of Licensed and Unlicensed Bands on Commercial Network
Ericsson, with Vodafone and Qualcomm, today conducted live testing of advanced LTE Carrier Aggregation (CA) of LTE in licensed and unlicensed bands on a commercial mobile network.
ANADIGICS Introduces Six TD-LTE Small-Cell Power Amplifiers
ANADIGICS has introduced six new power amplifiers (PAs) for TD-LTE (Time-Division Long-Term Evolution) small-cell applications. These are AWB7031, AWB7032, AWB7228, AWB7231, AWB7232 and AWB7239 TD-LTE power amplifiers and optimized for…
Broadcom, Datang Mobile to Develop LTE Small Cell Solution
Datang Mobile (DTM) has selected Broadcom’s dual-mode TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE system-on-chip (SoC) to develop a new family of enterprise and residential small cell solutions.
NSN Announces Enhanced Flexi Zone Controller, Flexi Zone Small Cells
Nokia Solutions and Networks is extending its Flexi Zone architecture to cover all deployment scenarios. Software-based hot zone controller runs on macro sites to support nearby small cells.
SIMalliance Publishes New LTE UICC Profile for Mobile Operators
SIMalliance has published an updated technical document for mobile network operators (MNOs) that specifies the integrated features required to provide optimal UICC support for LTE network and IMS services deployment.
Ubiquisys Deploys Multi-Mode Indoor Metrocell with LTE, HSPA+ and WiFi
The small cell and femtocell company, Ubiquisys has announced deployment of its GM7 multi-mode cell for indoor public spaces in small cell programs. The new Ubiquisys cell supports LTE, 3G-HSPA+…
ClearSky Partners with NEC to Offer Femtocell Service to Carriers
Mobile data services provider ClearSky Technologies has signed a multi-year contract with NEC to offer Femtocell as a Service (FaaS) to regional GSM/UMTS wireless carriers. Femtocell as a Service offers…
NEC Introduces LTE Femtocell Base Stations
NEC has launched new indoor LTE Femtocell base stations for telecom carriers. The base stations will be available in the second quarter of 2012. The new product is available in…
Seventeen vendors adopt Femto Forum LTE small cell APIs
Seventeen manufacturers have so far adopted the Femto Forum APIs for their upcoming LTE products including Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Broadcom, Cisco, Freescale, ip.access, mimoOn , Mindspeed, Picochip, Radisys, Tata Elxsi,…
Infonetics: Femtocell market set to double in 2012
Market research firm Infonetics Research expects global femtocell revenue nearly to double this year while unit shipments grow at nearly 140% compared to 2011.
SK Telecom develops Wi-Fi Integrated LTE Femtocell
SK Telecom has completed the development of ‘Wi-Fi Integrated LTE Femtocell,’ which provides both LTE and Wi-Fi services simultaneously.
Airvana partners with Hitachi for End-to-End LTE Femtocell Solution
Airvana has successfully demonstrated the end-to-end LTE femtocell solution in partnership with Hitachi Communications Technology Americas.
ip.access partners with Acme Packet for small cell solutions
Acme Packet has entered in to a partnership with ip.access, a provider of picocell and femtocell infrastructure solutions.
ip.access deploys half million femtocell Access Points
UK-based ip.access has announced that that its Oyster 3G femto technology is powering more than 500,000 Access Points deployed live in homes, offices and mobile network
ABI Research: Mobile Operator CAPEX to Grow 5% in 2011
Mobile operator capital expenditure is expected to grow 5% in 2011, to reach $119 billion.
Zain Kuwait selects NEC’s Femtocell solution
Zain Kuwait has selected NEC’s Femtocell solution to enhance the indoor mobile experience of its enterprise and consumer customers.
Femto Forum Outlines LTE Femtocell Architecture Options
Femto Forum has published an operator friendly guide to the LTE femtocell architecture options in the 3GPP standard.
Ubiquisys and Texas Instruments to develop intelligent small cell
Ubiquisys is collaborating with Texas Instruments (TI) to develop a new generation of small cells designed to meet the strong growth in mobile data consumption.
Femto Forum Announces Femtocell API Specification to Develop Applications
The Femto Forum has published an industry-wide agreed set of API specifications that enable advanced mobile applications based on femtocell technology.
Picochip technology powers LTE femtocell from Airspan
Picochip has announced that its picoArray(tm) technology has been selected to implement LTE and other wireless processing in Airspan’s new multi-standard ‘small cell’ b
Picochip Demos LTE Femtocell
Last week Picochip held public demonstration of a commercial LTE femtocell eNodeB basestation working with terminals.
Femto Forum Focuses on Management with Second Plugfest
The Femto Forum has successfully completed its second plugfest which focused on femtocell management. The series of plugfests aim to cultivate an effective ecosystem of standardised femtocells.
Ubiquisys and CTTC to develop open source LTE network simulator
Ubiquisys and the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) are working together to develop open source product-oriented LTE network simulator.
SK Telecom Picks Vendors to Build LTE Network
SK Telecom has selected Samsung Electronics, LG-Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks as key equipment suppliers for its 4G LTE network.
Mosaic Telecom selects Nokia Siemens Networks to deliver LTE services
Mosaic Telecom, a rural service provider in the United States has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ LTE technology to use its existing 700 MHz and 1700/2100 MHz bands to deliver wireless…
Femto Forum: 60% of broadband households with mobile phones interested in femtocells
The Femto Forum and international research firm Parks Associates have announced that femtocells, small wireless base stations designed to provide five bars of local wir
Picochip announces dual LTE/HSPA+ base station solution
Picochip has announced support for Iub network architectures to its recently-launched picoXcell PC333 HSPA+ device, and plans for an optimized dual-mode LTE/HSPA+ bases
Argela selects Picochip for femtocell push
Telecom solutions provider Argela has selected Picochip as the core technology supplier for its femtocell developments.
Cellcom Selects Bridgewater for LTE and Femtocells
Cellcom, a provider of communications services throughout Wisconsin and Michiga, has selected the Bridgewater to deliver IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) femtocell services and for its LTE netwo
Femto Forum Publishes APIs for LTE Femtocell Interoperability
Femto Forum has published a set of APIs to enable LTE femtocell semiconductors and protocol software stacks from different vendors to interoperate.
