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Mobile devices are close to the tipping point where they will be
the established means for accessing broadband web services,
according to one femtocell supplier.
Speaking on the eve of GSMA Mobile World Congress, Michael
Clegg, v-p and general manager of Netgear’s service provider
business unit said:
“With the past year's expansion of high-speed 3G mobile
applications and services, mobile devices are fast approaching the
tipping point where they are the most convenient vehicle for
broadband Internet access to personal media, location and
presence-based voice services, and multimedia messaging."
The expectation amongst suppliers is that femtocells are best
suited to supporting these new services by providing the necessary
traffic capacity.
“They enable mobile operators to offer 3G coverage and speed in
a low-cost environment,” said Clegg.
Netgear will demonstrate a residential femtocell voice gateway
for the first time at GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next
week.
It will take place on the stand of its partner Ubiquisys, the
UK-based 3G femtocell developer.
The residential gateway integrates ADSL2+ modem, router,
Ethernet LAN, Wi-Fi access point, voice over-IP (VoIP), and a
femtocell 3G basestation.
See more on the
Ubiquisys
booth (Hall 1, Stand G19) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona,
Spain, February 16-19, 2009.