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Small cell terminology is evolving with the technology: Femtocell? Picocell? Microcell?

Apr 28 2011
Posted by Keith Day

These days it’s becoming difficult to distinguish between different types of small cells. What’s the difference between a microcell, a picocell and a femtocell? All of these prefixes (femto, pico, micro) may in any case seem like unnecessary jargon, but Continue reading »

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Femtocell Video: Why Clever Is The New Small

Dec 22 2010
Posted by Keith Day

I’ve been thinking about the way some people are starting to use the term “femtocell” interchangeably with “small cells”. This has prompted a lot of questions, not least because femtocell technology is associated with very small devices in homes and Continue reading »

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What is an Enterprise Femtocell?

Dec 03 2010
Posted by Lyndon Campbell-Black

Unlike residential femtocells, which are now being rolled out across the world, enterprise femtocells are still the subject of much anticipation, mixed with confusion and misunderstanding. So here’s an attempt to shed some light on this new application for femtocell technology. Continue reading »

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Femtocells held back by poorly informed commentators?

Jul 15 2010
Posted by Will Franks

ComputerWorld – Femtocells held back by technical difficulties. For those of you who haven’t seen this article, it’s worth reading if just to see how badly informed the interviewee from Ericsson is.  He comments: “The big challenge around femto is Continue reading »

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