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Article: Running for coverage: a review of femtocells: the scale of femtocell deployments (should they Become successful) will introduce several orders of magnitude more transmitters than today's network of cell towers, transforming an already difficult RF management task into something significantly more challenging.(DESIGN TALK)
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- Wireless Design & Development
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Femtocells can be described as short-range radios used to extend the cellular network into homes and office buildings. While there is enormous enthusiasm over their prospects, deployment is still at a very early stage, with many operators evaluating femtocells in the lab and few are actually in early trials.
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While femtocells differ from Wi-Fi access points in some ways, they seek to solve many of the same problems and are often considered to be competitive solutions. Here, we'll examine key issues of the technology.
Femtocell Technology
A femtocell is a 'mini base station' that includes a radio unit like that in ...