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Ubiquisys (News - Alert) has announced the commercial availability of a wide area femtocell solution that provides coverage of up to 12 km (or 5 square miles) at a fraction of the cost of existing solutions.

This feature combination makes it ideal for rural areas with poor coverage, such as isolated villages, hamlets or farms.

The femtocells have a capacity of up to 16 calls and can either be mounted outdoors, or placed indoors with an external antenna, typically attached to the roof of the building. They can be deployed quickly because they continuously adapt their radio configuration according to the operator's policies and they work in harmony with the regular mobile network, thereby eliminating the need for a radio-planning project.

Additionally, the solution can be combined with Ubiquisys Grid System technology to cover larger areas with multiple femtocells, which form a self-organizing mesh of coverage and capacity.  The company has performed a field demonstration of its wide area femtocells in a rural area in the U.K.

The demonstration showed that for less energy than it takes to power a light bulb, a village area with a one-mile radius was provided with comprehensive coverage. The solution is commercially available today and is being deployed.

 

 

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