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

Tags: femtocell, mobile, broadband, network

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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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