Picocells

Femtocells will allow mobile network operators (MNOs) to target more businesses with indoor cellular services, according to the report The Business Case for Picocells and Femtocells in the Enterprise Market, written by Unwired Insight. “A small number of MNOs are already using 2G picocells to target businesses with indoor cellular voice services,” according to the… Read more

Mobile operators must not neglect enterprises’ mobility solution needs or they will be marginalised, according to the report, Seizing the Opportunities from Enterprise Mobility, written by Unwired Insight. Enterprises account for a large proportion of total mobile service revenue, their share reaching 37% in Western Europe and 39% in the USA in 2006. However, mobile… Read more

Increasing service usage in the home and workplace will drive the evolution of wireless networks and services in developed markets, according to one of the scenarios highlighted in the report, The Future of the Global Wireless Industry: scenarios for 2007-12, written by Unwired Insight. Unwired Insight has defined three plausible scenarios for the evolution of… Read more

Among the many technologies that are hyped as the next big thing in the cellular industry, indoor base stations (often referred to as femtocells) are set to cause fundamental changes and will drive fixed-mobile substitution, according to the report, Picocells and Femtocells: will indoor base stations transform the telecoms industry?, written by Unwired Insight. “The… Read more

Indoor base stations (often referred to as femtocells) could substantially improve indoor 3G coverage and avoid the need for further investment in macrocellular networks by mobile operators, according to a report written by Unwired Insight, Picocells and Femtocells: will indoor base stations transform the telecoms industry? “3G network in-building coverage is significantly worse than that… Read more