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  1. Femtocells Come To CES

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jan 7 2010) Americas , Femto Events

    Femtocells Come To CES Game systems, HDTVs, digital cameras, e-books… make room for the newest consumer product category: femtocells! The FemtoZone at CES will be a booth dedicated entirely to femtocells.  The FemtoZone is run by the (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Comcast   David Nowicki   Simon Saunders

  2. Femto Hub Poll: How Many Femtocells in 2010?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jan 4 2010) Standards , Market Research

    Femto Hub Poll: How Many Femtocells in 2010? ABI Research predicts that operators will ship 3.8 million femtocells in 2010.  That comes to 475,000 for each of the 8 commercial launches, on average, not counting any new operator launches.  What do you think of these numbers?  Tell us in our Femto Hub poll of the week, and see how others resp (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   ABI Research

  3. Confession is good for the Cell

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Dec 17 2009)

    We’ve become accustomed to hearing consumers bash mobile phone companies for their coverage problems.  More recently, we see mobile operators bashing each other, most notably in the merciless (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dead Zones   Verizon   AT&T

  4. Poll of the Week: Where Will The Next Commercial Launch Be?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Dec 8 2009) Standards , Operators

    Poll of the Week: Where Will The Next Commercial Launch Be? France's SFR was the latest operator to launch a commercial femtocell. In what region do you predict the next launch will be?  Tell us in our Femto Hub poll of the week, and see how others responded. (Read Full Article)

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  5. Dramatic Headlines Up 45% in 2009

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Nov 13 2009)

    Dramatic Headlines Up 45% in 2009 This morning I opened my browser to see the headline “2009 Femtocell Shipment Numbers Cut by 55%” from ABI Research.  If the purpose of a headline is to get you to read the article, this one worked.  ABI is one of the market research firms that most closely follow the femtocell market. A care (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   ABI Research

  6. Femto Hub Poll of the Week: Mobile Voice at the Office

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Nov 9 2009) Standards

    Femto Hub Poll of the Week: Mobile Voice at the Office For the last two polls we've asked about your mobile experience at home.  This week we look at the office.  How good is your mobile voice experience at work?  Tell us in our Femto Hub poll of the week, and see how others responded. (Read Full Article)

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  7. The Network Load Multiplier: Not All Bits are Created Equal

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Oct 16 2009)

    On Wednesday Airvana announced the results of a study showing that smartphone traffic has an impact on mobile broadband network resources, well out of proportion to the actual amount of data they send. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Airvana

  8. Cisco to Buy Starent: It’s All About Femtocells

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Oct 14 2009)

    Comment "Thank you for this update on how it relates to femtocells. Do you think Starent is the first of other ..." - taariq

    Cisco to Buy Starent: It’s All About Femtocells Tuesday, networking giant Cisco Systems announced they will acquire mobile infrastructure vendor Starent Networks for $2.9 billion in cash.  Starent makes networking devices that sit between mobile radio access networks (RANs) and mobile operator’s core networks. These devices (Read Full Article)

    1 Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Cisco

  9. IEEE Communications Magazine Special Issue on Femtocells

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 21 2009) Standards

    IEEE Communications Magazine Special Issue on Femtocells The September 2009 issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine is a Special Issue devoted entirely to femtocells.  That these tiny devices would command a full issue of such a bellwether publication is testament of the attention that femtocells have been receiving in the last couple o (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Fabio Chiussi   Airvana

  10. Introducing Femto Hub Reader Polls

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 16 2009)

    Introducing Femto Hub Reader Polls The Femto Hub has built a considerable audience from throughout the femtocell industry and beyond.  We want to take advantage of that by hearing your opinions, so we are introducing a weekly reader poll.  Our first poll simply asks who you are, or more specifically what is your role or interest wi (Read Full Article)

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  11. Can Femtocells and Fixed Broadband Play Nicely?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 14 2009)

    The massive penetration of fixed broadband service that has taken place over the past decade is a key enabler for femtocells.  However, the fixed broadband link is also frequently cited as an obstacle.  Against this backdrop, it's notable that Genesis Technical Systems (Read Full Article)

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  12. Verizon Boasts Femtozone-Like Service

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 3 2009)

    Verizon Boasts Femtozone-Like Service The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Verizon Communications plans to release a program that will allow smart phones to control television sets, just like a TV remote control. The capability is seen as a competitive advantage for Verizon's FiOS broadband service, but it requires (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Verizon   David Nowicki

  13. Fixed and Mobile or Fixed or Mobile?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 23 2009)

    Fixed and Mobile or Fixed or Mobile? The steady rise in popularity of mobile broadband services has led to discussions on whether mobile broadband is a complement or a substitute for fixed broadband.  Put another way, are people purchasing mobile broadband services with the intention of discontinuing fixed? (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   David Nowicki

  14. Technology Meets Culture: DoCoMo’s Femto Zone Applications

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 16 2009) Applications , Asia-Pacific , Operators

    This week NTT DoCoMo announced a femto zone service in which parents are notified via text message when their children arrive home.  This has long been a classic femtocell service example, however DoCoMo's announcement goes a step further (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   David Nowicki   NTT DOCOMO   SoftBank Mobile

  15. Popular Reactions to Vodafone’s Femtocell Launch

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 9 2009)

    Popular Reactions to Vodafone’s Femtocell Launch Vodafone’s very public femtocell launch, and the response to it, provides a new lens on how femtocells will be perceived by ordinary consumers. Here are some common threads in what has been said (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Randy Battat   Ofcom   Sprint

  16. Parsing The Need for Speed

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jun 18 2009)

    Parsing The Need for Speed As mobile broadband becomes more popular, people are asking the natural question, just how “broad” is it?  Informa reported on the results of a study that gave a sobering answer: not very fast. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Informa   Airvana

  17. Femtocells and 4G: Sorting Out The Different Views

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 28 2009) 4G

    The industry is getting its arms around the role of femtocells and 4G for one another.  At the LTE World Summit, Simon Saunders of the Femto Forum spoke on the benefit femtocells can bring to the rollout of 4G networks.  On the other hand, people point out that 4G is still years away from (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dean Bubley   Josh Adelson   Simon Saunders

  18. Femtocell Applications Live: The Hottest Ticket in Town

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 14 2009) Applications , Femto Events

    Over the past two years, femtocell vendors have been quietly but steadily building up their product demonstrations.  Now, the Femto Forum and Avren Events are raising the bar by scheduling Femtocell Applications Live (Read Full Article)

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  19. The Invisible Femtocell?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 7 2009)

    The Invisible Femtocell? Think Femtocell has established itself as a great resource for femtocell industry news and insights.  David Chambers has a knack for exploring problems and issues before the industry has begun talking about them. This week's post is a good example (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   David Chambers   Motorola

  20. A Tale of Two White Papers

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 24 2009)

    A Tale of Two White Papers The Femto Forum Business Case White Paper, and Airvana's white paper Advantages of Femtocells for Mobile Broadband Data Services, published by Airvana, both examine indoor data performance, using entirely different approaches, but arrive at essentially the same conclusion (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Airvana   Femto Forum

  21. Report from CTIA

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 8 2009) Americas , Femto Events , Femtocell Specialists , Network Equipment Vendors

    Report from CTIA CTIA took place in Las Vegas last week.  It is North America’s largest wireless event. Unlike MWC, CTIA attracts a considerable contingent of CDMA vendors and operators. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Josh Adelson   Cellcom   Starent

  22. Femto Hub Survey Results: Your View of the Industry Includes a Few Surprises

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 2 2009) Market Research

    We asked you, our readers, to weigh in on where the femtocell community is heading. You delivered, with responses from vendors, operators, members of the media, (Read Full Article)

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  23. Macro Towers To Adopt Femto Designs

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 1 2009)

    Macro Towers To Adopt Femto Designs It has been said more than once that femtocell concepts will influence larger traditional base stations.  Outdoor macro tower manufacturers are increasingly adopting femtocell-inspired industrial designs. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Josh Adelson   Simon Saunders

  24. The Industry’s Self-Image

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Mar 27 2009) Market Research

    The Industry’s Self-Image In spite of all the buzz, femtocells are still relatively esoteric.  To understand where we are heading the most valuable source of data is still industry insiders.  What are the remaining hurdles to deployment?  Where will femtocells hit it big first?  What will be the killer apps?  What is th (Read Full Article)

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  25. Take The Femto Hub CTIA 2009 Survey and Qualify To Win an iPod Touch!

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Mar 20 2009) Femto Events , Market Research

    Enter for a chance to win an iPod Touch!For the next two weeks, Airvana and the Femto Hub are running a survey.  This is your chance to vote on what's hot in femtocells and the mobile market.  The survey takes just a few minutes, and your participation can earn you great prizes!  The Grand Prize (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Femto Hub   Airvana

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