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Femtocell disrupting dual-mode disrupting cellular

September 28, 2006

I recently posted a comment on the potential disruption of cellular services by dual-mode WiFi/cellular handsets. Now ABI Research says that femtocell Access Points (APs) may in turn disrupt dual-mode WiFi/cellular…

Femtocell APs (or 3G APs) are small cellular base stations which connect to a broadband connection at home or in an office. According to ABI, femtocell APs offer greater network efficiency, better wireless coverage and are simpler and cheaper than WiFi for fixed mobile convergence services. "Some operators now believe that they don't need to subsidize more expensive Wi-Fi-enabled handsets; they can use the handsets they have, and put femtocells in the home," ABI's Philip Solis says.

European service providers are still betting on the dual-mode approach: this week, France Telecom / Orange announced its dual-mode Unik handset, which will be launched October 5th in France, the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland.

We’ll see which technology will win. In any case, I expect the most successful service providers to offer quad play bundles targeted at different consumer needs.

-Erik




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  1. RE: Femtocell disrupting dual-mode disrupting cellular
    Neeraj :
    July 18, 2007 6:23 AM

    Considering the way technology is moving i would say, femto cells have become the most viable option in sight. However, the dual mode handsets would soon takeover this market as the cost of producing them would become cheaper. So, in the markets where 3G deployments have already taken place and are quite mature, femto cells would dominate. And in markets which are slightly lagging behind in 3G deployments (like India)would see these dual mode handsets as more preferred option.