Femtocell market update for week of 19 October 2009

FCC’s net neutrality rules could help femtocells
On Thursday the FCC approved six rules for wired and wireless broadband Internet connections, but left the details of the rules open to public debate for the next 60 days.  One of the rules states that “subject to reasonable network management, a provider of broadband Internet access service must [...]

Femtocell market update for week of 12 October 2009

Mobilkom Austria gives mixed messages on femtocells
Mobilkom has announced that it wants to deploy femtocells commercially in Austria next year (and possibly in other European mobile subsidiaries of parent company Telekom Austria).  However, the company’s top management provides little encouragement for vendors to respond enthusiastically to its RFP.  Mobilkom CTO Johann Pichler told Unstrung he [...]

Femtocell market update for week of 5 October 2009

AT&T expands 3G MicroCell availability
According to AT&T’s website, the 3G MicroCell is now available in Atlanta (29 stores) and Columbia (3 stores).  This follows last week’s launch in Raleigh (11 stores) and the original market of Charlotte NC (19 stores), making 62 stores in total.  One delighted customer commented, “Holy crap – AT&T 3g Microcell [...]

Femtocell market update for week of 28 September 2009

Engadget reviews AT&T’s 3G Microcell
AT&T expanded the rollout of its 3G Microcell to Raleigh in North Carolina this week, enabling Engadget to get their hands on one for testing.  “Without getting all long-winded on you,” they conclude, “the long and short of it is this: yeah, it really does work.”  Here are some of the [...]