BROWSING: Femtocells

There is a lot of buzz around the term “heterogeneous networks,” but a big reason for the attraction are centered around Wi-Fi and small-cell technologies and their business implication for major stakeholders

To the potential delight of wireless operators, a new report from ComScore shows that a significantly higher percentage of iPhone users in the United States and United Kingdom rely on their device’s Wi-Fi capabilities than customers with Android-powered smartphones. This would be positive news...

As data usage continues to increase, the networks must keep up. Small cells provide a quick fix for network infrastructures at an extremely affordable price. They say good things come in small packages. And for wireless networks, this is beginning to ring true. Until...

The integration of small cells and Wi-Fi has been a theme throughout this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Just ahead of the show, Alcatel Lucent, NetGear and Broadcom launched an integrated Wi-Fi and small cell router with femtocell technology. On day one of...

BARCELONA, Spain – Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to increase its presence in the North American wireless market, despite its current worldwide position as the No. 2 supplier of infrastructure equipment. The company, which missed out on a number of large-scale LTE network deployments...

In the last couple of years, encountering the cliché term “data tsunami” in reference to mobile broadband data networks has been unavoidable. Nevertheless, it is perhaps the most appropriate phrase to describe what is occurring in the industry. The good news is that swift...

Small cells continue to gain momentum in the market as wireless carriers look for ways to enhance network coverage without the expense or complication of installing a new base station. According to a new report from Mobile Experts, those plans could save carriers approximately...

Recently, a lot of people have been asking me: “Will small cells be the end of the macro network?” No way. Small cell growth will be explosive, to match the need for higher data capacity in mobile networks … but the macro layer is still the best way to handle about half of the anticipated traffic on future networks.

We expect to see some traction on the TD-LTE front in India in the second half of 2012. Maravedis forecasts that the TD-LTE subscriber base in India will reach 2.25 million by the end of 2012. RIL, a pan-India license holder, is expected to lead the market in terms of the number of TD-LTE subscribers with a 62% market share in 2012.

Although smartphones seem like old news, their impact on the wireless industry is only beginning. In 2012, as these phones become truly mainstream consumer devices, sales volumes and data network traffic will skyrocket, forcing the wireless industry to completely rethink how it designs, sells, deploys and operates wireless services.

California's Mindspeed Technologies (Nasdaq: MSPD) is making a big investment in small cells -- the company is buying Picochip for $51.8 million in cash and stock, plus up to $25 million in earnout payments payable in the first quarter of next year. Mindspeed designs, develops...

Leading industry analysts, AT&T, Sprint, LightSquared, Verizon and PCIA confirmed to headline speaker list for the Orange County Small Cell Event Industry analysts Michael Thelander and Iain Gillott will be joined by Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO, Mike Fitch, as well as executives from AT&T, Sprint...

With LTE North America just a few days away, many carriers are focused on the standard's next generation: LTE-Advanced. LTE-Advanced may finally offer "true 4G" data rates, with stationary peaks of 1 Gbps, and carriers say small cells are the key to achieving this....

KDDI Corp. (KDDIY) said it plans to use Ruckus Wireless's equipment to offload cellular traffic to Wi-Fi network in a deal that starts with 10,000 wireless hotspots with plans to grow the network to 100,000 access points by March. Ruckus said KDDI's offloading initiative...

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DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said Jim Parker, senior manager of the unit within AT&T. In that way, AT&T's Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business is different...

DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said Jim Parker, senior manager of the unit within AT&T. In that way, AT&T's Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business is different...

Editor's Note: To provide readers with an insight into the world of wireless in regional locales, RCR Wireless News sends its editorial staff not only to trade shows but to metropolitan regions as well, giving insight into how mobile broadband is changing the way...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

63% of traffic generated by Smartphones, Tablets and Feature Phones will transfer onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi and Femtocells by 2015 says a new Juniper Research paper. According to the Mobile Data Offload & Onload report, 9000 petabytes (PB) will be offloaded from...

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding tougher rules regarding consumer signal boosters, asking how the products should comply with all applicable technical and RF exposure rules, as well as set parameters that would prevent or control interference...

ORLANDO, Fla.—As CEO and president of CommScope Inc., Eddie Edwards is pulling together the company's wireless, cable and enterprise operations into one CommScope brand, in a move to unify the company's branding efforts. As part of that effort, Edwards is organizing the company's enterprise...

NEC Corp. has chosen Aricent Inc. to be its service partner as it rolls out 3G femtocells to mobile operators in India. Femtocell solutions are expected to be significant in India as enterprises use femtocells to provide broadband coverage in urban areas, while femtocells...

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