Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother?

星期二, 02月 3rd, 2009

By John CoxNetwork WorldWhether fixed-mobile convergence is for you in the near-term depends in part on how you define it, but for most, there's no rush. While a fair number of companies are testing FMC products, few are making large-scale purchases and many aren't expected to for several years at ...

Three areas unexploited enough by Femtocell marketing efforts

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

The three points talked about in every Femtocell customer meeting:1 - Price and potential savings2 - The indoor coverage advantage3 - Architecture and how to integrate with existing network infrastructure

Femtocell Challenges

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

 In a previous post I talked about the potential benefits of femtocells to the operators as well as consumers. In this post I'd like to investigate the potential hurdles in the road to viable femtocell solutions.

Femto cell Architecture

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

 The business case for indoor femto cells has gained increasing traction in the last few weeks, and lots of news comments about various femto cell development companies. For example, check here, here and here.Although the femto cell concept is quickly gaining grounds towards complete and operational products, there is still ...

Femtocells are much more than cheap telephony

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

       The compelling selling points of femtocells are increasingly becoming more noticeable.       The apparent strong compelling factor is the disruptive value proposition in terms of cost of delivering a minute of calls (or Mbytes of data) to the end user. Another obvious one is related to ...

The hidden benefits of femtocells

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

     I have spent some time now looking at various femtocell business cases and find it very interesting how creative some of the operators are when it comes to using femtocells to generate new revenue streams.

Femtocells: Small is Beautiful

星期五, 01月 23rd, 2009

    It's bizarre that some are talking about a 16 call femtocell. The whole idea of a femtocell is that it's a compact consumer device that provides adequate coverage and capacity within the home or place of work. Having a 16 call femtocell at home or in a shop is ...