Small Cell In 5G
As the need and dependency on wireless network is increasing, a stronger and faster network is required to cater to the demands of millions. The 5G networks are the next…
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.
ABI Research: Multimode Femtocell Shipments to Increase by 350% in 2014
In 2014, standalone 4G LTE femtocells will have greater presence in the market following the general development of the LTE market, but the key player is expected to be 3G/LTE…
Alcatel-Lucent and Telefonica to Deploy Femtocells in Germany
Telefónica plans to deploy of femtocell technology in Germany to help boost 3G mobile broadband access and quality for Telefónica customers in Germany. Alcatel-Lucent’s ‘plug-and-play’ femtocell solution for Telefónica in…
LTE Deployments to Cover 57% Population by 2018
A recent ABI Research report expects LTE deployments to deliver population coverage of 57% (4.2 billion) by 2018 while legacy WCDMA and CDMA2000 to cover 31% (2.3 billion). Out of…
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.
Small Cell Forum Announces 2013 Award Winners
The Small Cell Forum has announced the winners of the Small Cell Forum Industry Awards 2013. The awards recognize outstanding achievement within, and contributions to, the small cell industry. SK…
ABI Research: 103M LTE Mobile Devices, 2M Femtocell Units Shipped in 2012
According to a new ABI Research finding, an estimated 103 Million 4G LTE mobile devices were shipped in 2012. Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones provided LTE-enabled handset shipments…
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+…
NTT DOCOMO Announces Small Cell Base Station for 3G and LTE
NTT DOCOMO has developed a dual-mode small-cell base station, or femtocell, supporting 3G (W-CDMA) and LTE simultaneously. The dual-mode femtocell will be commercially launched from December and offers for improved…
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…
Small Cell Forum: Public Access Small Cells Could Quickly Carry More Traffic than Macros
The Small Cell Forum says that public access small cells could play a key role in providing additional mobile coverage, capacity and new services in both urban and rural areas.
Telenor to use Alcatel-Lucent’s Femto solution
To deliver high quality mobile broadband voice and data services, telecommunications service provider Telenor has selected small cells technology from Alcatel-Lucent. Under a new global frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide…
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.
Global LTE Deployment Status
2012 is going to be year of LTE in terms trials and commercial launches.
Mindspeed to Acquire ‘Small Cells’ Maker Picochip
Mindspeed Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire U.K.based Picochip Limited for a purchase price of approx $51.8 million, plus a potential earnout paymen
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.
37 Femtocell deployments in 23 countries
Growing number of operators are committing to LTE small cell deployments which are expected to form a key market trend in 2012, said a recent Informa Telecoms &
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.
SFR offers free Femtocell in France
French mobile operator SFR is offering free femtocells to all of its 10+ million 3G customers.
VimpelCom launches femtocell services using Alcatel-Lucent’s solution
VimpelCom has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s technical solution to support the launch of new femtocell based services for Beeline subscribers in the North-Western region of
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
Optus launches commercial 3G femtocell service
Australia’s Optus has launched femtocell service called Optus 3G Home Zone combined with unlimited call offer.
NEC, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, NSN and Vodafone win at femtocell awards
The Femto Forum has announced the winners of the Femto Forum Femtocell Industry Awards 2011.
