The normally contentious telecommunications industry agrees on at least one thing: Femtocells are transitioning from futurist technology to contemporary tool.

The case for femtocells is clear. By enabling the relocation of communications from pricey licensed cellular spectrum to cheaper wireless VoIP, femtos reduce costs and in some cases improve audio quality. Operators also win because increasingly crowded cellular spectrum is freed in favor of

Perhaps the thought occurs to me because the baseball season is starting this weekend. Femtocells, like young players with stellar minor league statistics but m.

Confronting Thorny Spectrum ChallengesIT Business EdgeThis is one of the main attractions of picocells and femtocells. Indeed, carving big service areas into smaller ones is a valuable approach for a couple of ...and more »

T-Mobile has been successful with their @Home offering which, again, is a femtocell setup. Verizon is coming back to Wi-Fi. It shows that everybody is looking for ways to offload or compress and manage the data going onto their network. ...

Femtocells: The Time Is Now -- AlmostIT Business EdgeFemtocells are small base stations that serve two vital purposes: They extend coverage by pushing the telecommunications network into offices and homes and ...

The bottom line is that femtocell technology continues to improve but the market isn't quite ready yet for prime time. We believe that critical issues remain which will prevent a seamless user experience… The report raises technical and ...