Posted on November 23, 2009 by Andy Tiller
SFR to launch ‘Home 3G’ femtocell
Adverts for SFR’s Home 3G femtocell have appeared on the Internet. It’s a standalone femtocell that will work with any ISP. The price is free with a 24-month contract, €5 per month for 12-month commitment or €199 to buy the box outright. Like the Vodafone Access Gateway, Home 3G is [...]
Filed under: Market updates | Tagged: 3G MicroCell, Airvana, Arcadyan, AT&T, Far EasTone, Femto Forum, Femtocell, femtocells, Intrinsyc, ip.access, picoChip, RadioFrame, samsung, SFR, Ubiquisys | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 27, 2009 by Andy Tiller
Operator news from the Femtocells World Summit
It’s been a big week for femto news on the back of the Femtocells World Summit in London.
Vodafone announces UK consumer femto launch
Vodafone opened the Femtocells World Summit by announcing that the Vodafone Access Gateway will be available in the UK from 1st July. The device is a standalone [...]
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Posted on February 14, 2009 by Andy Tiller
Femto Forum study finds positive femto business cases – lots of them!
We’ve seen a lot of negative opinion bandied about on the subject of the femtocell business case, and a number of partial reposts. But a new study from Signals Research Group, commissioned by the Femto Forum, aims to put the issue to bed once [...]
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Posted on December 1, 2008 by Andy Tiller
Singapore’s StarHub launches world’s first commercial 3G femtocell service
(Website ¦ FAQ)
StarHub’s ‘Home Zone’ femtocell is currently limited to the first 200 subscribers, so it’s perhaps more of a market trial than a full commercial launch. It’s similar in principle to Sprint’s trial of the AIRAVE, which was initially limited to a couple [...]
Filed under: Market updates | Tagged: 900 MHz re-farming, Airvana, Aricent, BroadLight, Continuous Computing, Epitiro, EU, Femtocell, femtocells, Gartner, Home Zone, Huawei, hype cycle, ip.access, Oyster 3G, Percello, picoChip, power consumption, SFR, StarHub, Ubiquisys, ZoneGate | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 23, 2008 by Andy Tiller
KTF working on femtocells
KTF, Korea’s second largest mobile operator, has announced that it is collaborating with Huawei on the development of femtocells (presumably WCDMA).
Pictures of SFR’s femtocell
This article in French says that SFR is still experimenting with femtocells, and shows a picture of an SFR branded femtocell (Ubiquisys flavour) plugged into [...]
Filed under: Market updates | Tagged: femtocells, Femtocell, Airvana, OnAir, AT&T, Ericsson, picoChip, Softbank, Ubiquisys, Continuous Computing, LTE, Aruba Networks, SFR, Huawei, KTF, metro femto, momoOn, ASTRI, Chetan Sharma, WiFi, nextivity | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 1, 2008 by Andy Tiller
AT&T announces 3G femtocell trial
AT&T says it will start femtocell trials later this year. “As the nation’s leading provider of both wireless and broadband, it makes sense that we would examine the potential benefits of femtocells for our customers,” an AT&T spokeswoman said. “We’re currently doing testing in our labs and a trial is planned [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Andy Tiller
Rumours of Airave nationwide deployment
Engadget reports that Sprint’s Airave (CDMA-1X) femtocell will be on sale across the USA from July 15th for $99. The comments on this page reveal some interesting consumer reaction to the product – albeit from a fairly technical audience. Business Week also reports the news, and concludes “for consumers [...]
Filed under: Market updates | Tagged: 900 MHz, ABI, Airave, Femtocell, femtocells, ip.access, Kineto, Mobile Europe, OnAir, Rethink Research, SFR, Sprint, TAP, Tatara, Tektronix, Telco 2.0, Thierry Berthouloux | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 29, 2008 by Andy Tiller
News from the Femtocells Europe 2008 conference in London and the subsequent Femto Forum meeting
The femtocell industry is remarkably friendly. Here’s picoChip’s Rupert Baines (my partner in crime in Working Group 1 at the Femto Forum) with Yoav Volloch and Shlomo Gadot from chip competitor Percello.
Comcast to deploy WiMAX femtocells
Comcast SVP Dave Williams said during [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2008 by Andy Tiller
Will SFR be first with femtocells in Europe?
“Sources” said this week that SFR will put femtocells on sale in France before the end the year. One factor driving SFR is Orange’s “Unik” dual-mode FMC service, which offers a similar customer proposition to femtocells albeit with different technology. Another is SFR’s acquisition of Neuf Cegetel, France’s [...]
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