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Qualcomm has announced its first 3G femtocell chipsets, but they will not appear until 2010.
The Femtocell Station Modem chipsets will follow the route to 3GPP HSPA+, which will take them just beyond the CDMA2000-based offerings.
Sampling is currently scheduled for the second quarter of 2010.
“Femtocell technology holds great promise for the mobile industry by delivering better 3G coverage to subscribers and increasing data throughput,” said Ed Knapp, senior vice president of marketing for Qualcomm Flarion Technologies.
The chipsets will include baseband functions, network listen and integrated RF capabilities for all major wireless bands.
The company said it will also address the issue of interference between femtocells and the macro network.