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- noun telecommunications A
wireless communication system , smaller than apicocell , typically designed for use in a home or small business.
Etymologies
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A femtocell is a small cellular base station that broadcasts using a CDMA or GSM signal.
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But I think you’re arguing that a femtocell is pointless in the home except for voice, at which point the backhaul isn’t really an issue?
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So the simple reason this doesn’t look like a femtocell is because it isn’t.
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A femtocell is like a mini cell tower in the home that provides a better signal and routes the cellular traffic over the home’s wired broadband network.
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Part of the point of a femtocell is that you don’t share your connection with other users on the network.
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A femtocell is a device that allows your cellular phone to connect to the Internet for calls to provide better coverage indoors.
AT&T offers details on its first 3G femtocell - SlipperyBrick.com 2009
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The device, called a femtocell, connects to a fixed-line broadband connection and gives Optus mobile users up to five bars full reception of coverage in their home.
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It appears to be a plain-Jane GSM femtocell, which is technically interesting considering what we've heard in the past about effectively making a TDMA unit that plays nice with the surrounding network.
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A femtocell is a small base station that extends mobile service coverage, typically indoors. controversy surrounds the legality of using the cellular frequencies, which are licensed to mobile operators, to carry the call between the cell phone and the femtocell.
Computerworld News 2010
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The femtocell is a small device that plugs into a standard broadband connection and creates a personal in-home (or business) mobile network.
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January 12, 2019