Video Cheat Sheet: Femtocells

Why you might end up with a mobile base station in your house

Published: 13 February 2008 12:35 GMT by silicon.com

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Watch the latest silicon.com video Cheat Sheet to find out what femtocells are - and why they might be one way to improve mobile coverage and get cheaper mobile calls.

silicon.com deputy editor Andy McCue and reporter Natasha Lomas discuss the prospects for what could be the next big thing for broadband and mobile.





	
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Anonymous Thu 14 February, 2008 10:25am

	
Why the questionable business case?

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Anonymous Thu 14 February, 2008 10:37am

	
Seems like a defensive move from the mobile...

		
			
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