Femto Cell

Femto Cell - an upcoming technology in mobile world. Got to know about this from a newsletter. It also plays a big role in ongoing Mobile World Congress at Barcelona. Femto Cell technology includes a home access point akin to GSM base station. Femto Cell's home access point is connected, plug-and-play, to any existing IP backhaul network, and the end user's mobile phone will switch to the indoor radio base station automatically as he or she walks through the door. Since voice calls through Femto Cell are transmitted through broadband/IP network, subscribers can get still lower mobile tariff than the present ones. A single access point device can support 5 to 6 users simultaneously. This device is also capable of amplifying the carrier signal which provides better connectivity to the users even when signal strength is low. Like any other technology, this one also has its own downsides. It requires a broadband connection apart from the device, a base station can support only one service provider, cost benefit depends on the service provider tariff etc.. Few companies like Ericson, Vodafone, Sprint are already testing their Femto Cell services and many such companies are in the pipeline. As service providers are already upgrading their network day by day and consistently looking forward to further their network reachability, i am little skeptical about the reach of this technology. Have to wait and see!!!

A Femto Cell from 3Way Networks ...