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    1. Vodafone Sure Signal now plugs directly into the wall, doles out more 3G at once

      Vodafone Sure Signal now plugs directly into the wall, doles out more 3G at once
      Femtocells are rarely subtle devices, including Vodafone's earlier Sure Signal models. That's what makes a newly revamped version of the Sure Signal so noteworthy -- it's very nearly unintrusive. The new edition plugs directly into a wall outlet and doesn't occupy more space than a night light, letting it dish out 3G in low-reception areas without becoming a conspicuous part of the landscape. It ...
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      Mentions: 3G Vodafone
    2. ´The Small Cells Market to Reach $233.7m in 2012´ Says Visiongain Report

      LONDON, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Visiongain [http://www.visiongain.com/Content/3/About-Us ]´s analysis indicates that the total value of the global small cells market [http://www.visiongain.com/Report/907/The-Small-Cells-Market-2012-2017 ] …
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    3. Witherslack Village Joins Vodafone UK Open Femto Mobile Broadband Trial

      Witherslack Village Joins Vodafone UK Open Femto Mobile Broadband Trial
      The rural village of Witherslack in Cumbria (England) has become the latest to be selected by Vodafone to take part in its on-going trials of Open Femto technology, which is designed to boost Mobile Broadband speeds and coverage by connecting into an existing fixed line internet service (ISP). The Open Femto trial, which involves Femtocell [...]
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      Mentions: 4G Vodafone
    4. Vodafone Germany to launch Sure Signal UMTS booster

      Vodafone Germany said it is launching two models of its Vodafone Sure Signal mobile booster. This improves UMTS reception in places such as hotel lobbies, restaurants, conference rooms or remote offices. It said the Sagemcom AP 2820V will be available from October, has a reach of about 30 metres and can accommodate eight calls at once. It offers four data channels of up to 7.2 Mbps simultaneously. It will be available to business customers for EUR 1 and there is a monthly service charge of EUR 1
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      Mentions: Huawei UMTS Vodafone
    5. Chinese small cell market status August 2012

      China Mobile now seems to be recognizing that it can't solve its data capacity demand issues through macrocells alone. With a low takeup of their 3G service (less than 10% of subscribers), the strain on their huge GSM network is taking its toll. As with many other network operators elsewhere, their strategic plan involves a combination of 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi but critically, they recognize that small cells have an essential role to play and have been moving forward with trials and deployments.
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    6. Femtocells deployed by O2, Orange and Bouygues

      28 Jun 2012 Font Size: a / A France’s Bouygues Telecom, and O2 and Orange in the UK, have become the latest operators to announce femtocell deployments, reports Total Telecom, bringing the worldwide total to 43 carrier deployments. O2 has deployed 1,500 femtocell devices in one London apartment block, the world’s densest femtocell deployment. "The technology is proving to be a vital tool for improving mobile coverage and increasingly importantly, ca
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    7. Public access small cells to overtake macro says report

      Public access small cells to overtake macro says report
      Public access small cells will outnumber macro cells by Q4 2012, according to a report from Informa Telecoms & Media. The study highlights that Korean operator SK Telecom has successfully started rolling out the world’s first LTE small cell deployment, while AT&T, Sprint and China mobile have made commitment to 3G small cell roll-outs. Verizon Wireless has also announced its intention to launch LTE public access small cells, while Sprint has said it will roll out LTE designs at the end of the ye
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    8. Interest in small cells grows, but installation challenges abound

      Smaller base stations will offload mobile networks, but getting access to sites for them is proving to be a challenge Small mobile base stations are getting more attention as operators combat growing data volumes, but rolling out the equipment cost effectively is far from easy, Telefónica UK's chief radio engineer Robert Joyce said during a round table discussion organized by the Small Cell Forum. Use of small cells started in homes and now more operators are planning to use them in public areas
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    9. Interest in small cells grows, but installation challenges abound

      Small mobile base stations are getting more attention as operators combat growing data volumes, but rolling out the equipment cost effectively is far from easy, Telefónica UK's chief radio engineer Robert Joyce said during a round table discussion organized by the Small Cell Forum. Use of small cells started in homes and now more operators are planning to use them in public areas as well, according to market research company Informa Telecoms & Media. For example, SK Telecom in South Korea has st
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    10. Bouygues Telecom starts offering femtocells

      French mobile and broadband operator Bouygues Telecom has started offering its customers femtocells with a 40 meter radius made by Alcatel-Lucent. There is no extra cost for the device, which plug into any operator's ADSL or fibre gateways to improve Bouygues HSPA mobile voice and data quality in the home. It can only be used by mobile phones whose postpaid Sim cards are registered at the address with unsatisfactory indoor mobile coverage, and a maximum of four mobiles can use it simultaneously.
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      Mentions: Alcatel-Lucent
    11. Mobile operators expand small cells deployments into outdoor public spaces

      Mobile operators expand small cells deployments into outdoor public spaces
      AT&T & Sprint to launch public access small cells later this year while Telefónica and China Mobile move ahead with femtocellsJune 26th, 2012 – Informa Telecoms & Media today issued its latest quarterly small cell market status report which highlights growing operator interest in public access small cells as well as progress in the femtocell market. The report also highlights that small cells will outnumber all macrocells globally during Q4 2012 and that femtocells (aka residential small cells) alone will outnumber all macrocells shortly afterwards in Q1 2013.In the public access market, the report noted that SK Te...
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    12. Paolini: Can wireless backhaul facilitate transition to fiber backhaul?

      Paolini: Can wireless backhaul facilitate transition to fiber backhaul?
      June 6, 2012 — 3:15pm ET | By Monica Paolini Free newsletter via e-mail ____________________ Sign Up For Free Today! Related Stories * Wireless newcomer CENX scores backhaul platform deal with LightSquared * FCC frees up 650 MHz of spectrum for wireless backhaul * Ruckus scores deal with China Telecom unit for large-scale WiFi deployment * Qwest aims to ease wireless backhaul migration pain Tools * Subscribe * Email * P
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