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MWC 2013: DAS as part of the small cell ecosystem

DAS has had to take a back seat this week, as small cells appear to be stealing the infrastructure show at Mobile World Congress, with a fresh crop of product announcements from both providers and component makers as well a new report calling for an 8-fold increase in the number of small cells by 2016. DAS providers are taking the hype in stride and reminding show participants that distributed antenna systems often work in tandem with small cells.

DAS provider TE Connectivity says it is incorporating both small cells and Wi-Fi into its in-building solutions. This week the company also unveiled a new solution that it says will save space in the base station by taking baseband into the heading unit, thereby eliminating the need to convert to RF.

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Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.