We're changing our name! Recognising that Femtocell technology is no longer limited to the home, the industry has been using the term Small Cells to encompass Femtocells, Picocells and Metrocells.

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Quortus is a small software company with a unique product. They supply a complete 2G/3G core network that’s so small it can even run inside a femtocell. We asked Andy Odgers, CEO and founder, how this has come about, what use cases this approach has, and what he might develop in the future.

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Avren's annual basestation conference covers a much wider range of topics than just Femtocells, with vendors touting everything from complex shared tower sites through to the latest LTE small cells. Strategists from various operators shared their thoughts on how networks will evolve with the relatively new terms HetNets and small cells gaining ground.

HetNets – Heterogeneous Networks – is a relatively new term that crops up more frequently in mobile networks. It refers to using a combination of large and small cells (macro/pico/femto) with different radio technologies (2G/3G/LTE, even Wi-Fi), all working together to provide the best coverage and capacity possible. In other words, combining all the options for technical fire power of all shapes and sizes to meet the burgeoning demand for wireless data.

With all the flurry of Femtocell World Summit in recent weeks, one major announcement may have slipped by unnoticed. In what could become one of the largest femtocell deployments worldwide, the innovative French ...