Sprint Offers Femtocells Wholesale
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, June 15, 2009 · 
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Sprint announced late last week that its wholesale group will offer femtocell solutions to its wireless resale partners, and landline telcos and cable TV companies looking to provide wireless coverage inside customers’ homes.
A femtocell functions like a mini cell tower. Sprint says that its CDMA femtocell solution provides improved wireless coverage for up to 5,000 square feet within the customer’s home or small office. The service works with any Sprint phone and requires an existing Internet broadband connection to backhaul the call back to the Sprint network. Calls initiated on the femtocell will automatically transfer to the cellular network when leaving the femtocell coverage area. Read more
VOTW: Femtocell Applications
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, June 1, 2009 · ·
And, last but not least, our tech video of the week, sponsored by ViodiTV: femtocell applications with Rob Riordan.
Have you recently seen a funny, entertaining or informational video? The New Edge would love to hear from you. Please send your suggestions for the next “video of the week (VOTW)” to jward@ntca.org and your video might be featured in an upcoming issue.
AT&T Doubles Mobile Data Network Speed
Posted by Jesse Ward on Monday, June 1, 2009 · ·
AT&T announced last week that it would double its current wireless data network speeds as part of a high-speed packet access (HSPA) technology upgrade that it plans to kickoff later this year and complete in 2011.
The upgrade will increase AT&T’s theoretical network speed to 7.2 Mbps, more than double its current offering of 3 Mbps, and serve as an intermediate step to the deployment of long-term evolution (LTE), a 4G technology. AT&T’s LTE trials are scheduled for 2010, with deployment set to begin in 2011.
As part of and alongside its move to HSPA 7.2, AT&T announced a series of initiatives that it is planning to undertake this year: Read more