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  1. Introducing Femto Hub Reader Polls

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 16 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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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  2. Can Femtocells and Fixed Broadband Play Nicely?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 14 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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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  3. Verizon Boasts Femtozone-Like Service

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Sep 3 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson) and David Nowicki

    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

  4. Femtocell Industry Event Calendar

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Aug 27 2009) Femto Events

    Femtocell Industry Event Calendar The Femto Hub introduces a new feature, our Industry Events Calendar! (Read Full Article)

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  5. Wireless Substitution to Drive Consumer Adoption of Femtocells

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Aug 17 2009)
    by Vedat Eyuboglu

    Wireless Substitution to Drive Consumer Adoption of Femtocells At the end of 2008 approximately 20% of households in the United States were wireless-only with no landline phone, and this number is estimated to reach 35% by the end of 2012. As femtocells become broadly available they will significantly accelerate this trend. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vedat Eyuboglu   Sprint

  6. It’s Coverage AND Services…just ask NTT DoCoMo

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Aug 11 2009)
    by David Nowicki

    It’s Coverage AND Services…just ask NTT DoCoMo Yesterday’s post discussed the importance that NTT DoCoMo is placing on coverage, going so far as to ask customers to actively report coverage holes. Last month, it was widely reported that NTT DoCoMo had announced new femtozone services. As a follow-up to this announcement, NTT DoCoMo’s femtocell made its debut on July 22nd at Wireless Japan 2009. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   NTT DOCOMO   SoftBank Mobile

  7. Coverage Is Still King

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Aug 10 2009)
    by David Nowicki

    Coverage Is Still King In Japan last week, I saw NTT DoCoMo running a new aggressive TV ad campaign asking customers to call in and report coverage holes in their network. And to top it off, NTT DoCoMo is agreeing to fix the coverage holes within 48 hours! Today, DoCoMo is using non-femto techniques, but you have to wonder when femtocells will start to become the preferred solution (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   T-Mobile   Heavy Reading   Gabriel Brown

  8. The VAG on Oxford Street

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 31 2009)
    by David Nowicki

    The VAG on Oxford Street Oxford Street in London—Europe’s busiest shopping street—is always a great place to witness a new product launch. I was there in 2004 when Vodafone launched the 3G data card, in 2005 when T-mobile launched Web ‘n’ Walk (a critical step forward at getting full HMTL browsing (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   T-Mobile   Vodafone

  9. Fixed and Mobile or Fixed or Mobile?

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 23 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson) and David Nowicki

    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:   Analysys Mason   David Nowicki

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

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 16 2009) Applications , Asia-Pacific , Operators
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson) and David Nowicki

    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

  11. Popular Reactions to Vodafone’s Femtocell Launch

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 9 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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

  12. Bringing the Boyle out of the Femto

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jul 1 2009)
    by David Nowicki

    Bringing the Boyle out of the Femto Avren Events’ Femtocells World Summit started off with a bang, not once, not twice, but three days in a row. The three most memorable presentations--in my view--occurred as the opening keynote of each day. What made them special was (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   T-Mobile   Sprint   Lee McDougall

  13. Parsing The Need for Speed

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jun 18 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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

  14. Sprint’s Palm Pre Should Accelerate Femtocell Demand

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jun 11 2009) Americas
    by Amit Jain

    Sprint’s Palm Pre Should Accelerate Femtocell Demand On June 6th, Sprint launched the Palm Pre. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse called it Sprint’s “coming out party”. He could not have been more correct. There were lines at Sprint stores across the country. Neither Sprint nor Palm has (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Amit Jain   Dan Hesse   Bloomberg

  15. Want Loyal Subscribers? Give Them Femtocells

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Jun 5 2009)
    by Amit Jain

    Mobile subscribers today have few reasons to be loyal to their service providers. Phone numbers are portable and mobile broadband alone does not engender any loyalty. Many subscribers switch in search of cool phones and low prices. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Dean Bubley   Telefónica   Samsung

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

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 28 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson) and David Nowicki

    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

  17. A Contrarian View: Femtocells Should Be Owned by The Operator, Not The User

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 22 2009)
    by Randy Battat

    A Contrarian View: Femtocells Should Be Owned by The Operator, Not The User The common view of femtocells is that they are consumer electronics equipment. We compare them to Wi-Fi boxes. But there’s another view – that of femtocells as wireless infrastructure. And this view could change the business model in significant ways. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Randy Battat   Airvana

  18. Femtocell Applications Live: The Hottest Ticket in Town

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 14 2009) Applications , Femto Events
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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. M’aidez, M’aidez! 80-Page White Paper on the Port Bow!

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (May 1 2009)
    by David Nowicki

    We have commented recently on the Femto Forum Business Case model and white paper. Since the publication of the full version of the white paper a few weeks ago, some astute observers have obviously been giving the paper a careful read, raising issues, and (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sprint   Airvana

  21. A Tale of Two White Papers

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 24 2009)
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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

  22. Not Your Father’s Femtocell

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 17 2009) Network Equipment Vendors
    by By Josh Adelson and David Nowicki

    Not Your Father’s Femtocell Motorola’s femtocell picture frame has garnered a lot of attention lately, winning accolades at both this year’s CES 2009 and now at CTIA. Part of this success is simply because digital picture frames are currently a hot consumer product (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Josh Adelson   Motorola

  23. Report from CTIA

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 8 2009) Americas , Femto Events , Femtocell Specialists , Network Equipment Vendors
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson) and David Nowicki

    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

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

    Explore Article Femto Hub Blog (Apr 2 2009) Market Research
    by Josh Adelson (jadelson)

    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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