Ubiquisys Launches Outdoor Femtocell for Rural Areas

Ubiquisys has introduced a wide-area femtocell solution, designed to serve as a mini outdoor base station that supports a small number of users, but over a greater range than indoor femtocells.

Similar to its femtocell predecessors, the wide-area solution is not a mini version of a macro cellular platform, but rather a subsidiary to the macro network, which monitors network conditions and reconfigures itself to prevent interference with the prevailing network or neighboring femtocells. And like an indoor femtocell, it can be hooked up to a broadband connection, enabling it to backhaul cellular traffic via broadband to the operator’s core network.

According to the Ubiquisys, the wide-area solution is a 20-30 watt device, which can deliver a clear voice signal up to 1.5 km, and HSPA capacity within 700 m. But the platform can only support 16 simultaneous calls. As such, Ubiquisys is positioning this solution as ideal for rural areas with poor cellular coverage. Read more