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.
Sprint is billing the femtocell solution as more reliable then unlicensed spectrum solutions, e.g. typical WiFi. Further, the wireless carrier is targeting wireline and cable partners as a way to add wireless to their portfolio, especially important as landline cord cutting continues to spike in tough economic times.
“We want to provide the best set of solutions to Sprint partners and their customers,” said Jim Patterson, president-Sprint Wholesale Solutions. “The femtocell offering is not only a differentiator in the marketplace but is very compelling to those who want to get into the wireless business.”
Learn more about femtocell technology. Read NTCA’s ePapers, The Fundamentals of Femtocells & Femtocells and Wireless Substitution: 2009 Prospects.
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