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Default Re: Oommen held off of revealing exactly when Sprints 3G femtocell would a

“ Originally Posted by Metalmayhem View Post ”

Sprint have thrown down the gauntlet to AT&T over which US carrier can stage a full commercial release of a 3G femtocell first. According to Unstrung, Sprints VP of device and technology development Mathew Oommen has promised they will be first to launch a 3G femtocell this year, which will not only boost voice-call reception for Sprint handsets but also EVDO Rev.A coverage.




Oommen held off of revealing exactly when Sprints 3G femtocell would arrive, nor any specifics about service plans, hardware providers or price. Nonetheless, hes confirmed that there will be more than one 3G femtocell on offer, as well as one more tailored to enterprise use, and that the devices will be part of Sprints open device initiative.

Femtocells create patches of localized cellular coverage by acting as mini base-stations, routing calls and, in the case of 3G femtos, data across the users broadband service. Sprint launched their 2G femtocell, the Samsung AIRAVE, back in September 2007; while the hardware and service were praised, the extra fees involved left many users cautious and reviewers disappointed. AT&T recently confirmed that they plan to release a 3G femtocell supporting HSDPA data by the end of 2009.


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