As mobile devices keep providing new demands to their networks, operators are finding new ways to manage capacity requirements, coverage issues, and other such obstacles. The latest method is through small cells, which, in combination with Wi-Fi networks, are helping provide greater bandwidths and coverage.

Recently, China Mobile (News - Alert) announced its plans to combine the two for its network, thus helping address the bandwidth demands it faces and will face in the future. Furthermore, it revealed in a white paper its plans to use both Wi-Fi and LTE (News - Alert) small cells in a deployment that uses various frequencies for better coverage. This ranges from 2.3 GHz for indoor small cell coverage, as well as 2.4 and 5 gigahertz, and LTE frequencies.

“Between Wi-Fi and small cells, I think fundamentally they are solving the same bandwidth problem,” says Bill Huang, China Mobile Research Institute’s general manager, in a statement. “I think the convergence of the two technologies will become a consolidated and combined architecture for next generation mobile networks. This is the direction to go.”

When it comes to small cell products, Taqua (News - Alert) also has plenty of experience. Its small cell core solutions let mobile operators deploy small cells, thus improving their services over broadband access. The T6100 provides macro network feature parity, providing a great subscriber experience as well as meeting the levels of reliability and quality that the carrier’s customers have come to expect.

The T6100 also leverages mobile core systems and practices, which allows operators to deploy new small cell offerings without having to pay through the roof for new systems, or interrupt their usual operators. This also helps companies and customers migrate to VoIP and IMS architectures without a fuss or hassle.

As mobile devices grow more advanced, so do customer demands. Small cells are the next step in helping meet those demands, and are being embraced by operators for the assistance and quality they provide. Taqua is helping companies better deploy them, and organizations such as China Mobile know just how much small cells can provide to their networks.

Good things come in small packages, and as small cells are pretty tiny, that means a lot of good comes with them.