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AT&T Inks Femtocell Deal, Sets Trial for Later This Year

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sonstar

Apr 24, 2008, 3:30 PM
This is great. This would greatly improve network coverage. Here is how it will improve network coverage. The more calls a cell site takes to transmit a call the more coverage is lost, especially during peak demand time. This is why in large cities there is overlapping coverage so that the network can withstand the demand.

That being said if calls are being transfered to the Femtocell then the coverage increases. The same with data speeds are faster when out and about.

I see these going to be used in larger cities and less in the rural areas.

Sonstar
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monkeyracer

Apr 24, 2008, 7:04 PM
It actually benefits both, in cities it reduces network load, and increases overall call capacity.

In rural areas, where cell sites are few and far between, it allows the customer to get almost perfect signal in their home and not worry about whether the nearby tower can reach them or not.
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