Femtocell Conference, January 23-25, 2012, London, UK
The Femtocell Conference will be held from January 10 to January 13, 2012 in London. The conference's targeted audiences are fixed and mobile carriers, network and infrastructure providers, applications and service developers and a broad range of telecom industry professionals.
The conference will cover the following topics:
A. Femtocell benefits:
- QoS aspects
- mobile data capacity aspects
- pricing policy implications
- enterprise deployment specifics
B. Femtocell architectures:
- at the femtocell access point level
- at the femtocell gateway level
- at the management and operational system
C. Femtocell technology: what is ahead?
D. Femtocel market overview:
- Femtocell deployment trends
- Femtocell competitive landscape
- What can distrupt the femtocell market?
U.S. Government Adopts Femtocells
February 2012: Market Research Media reports that there is growing evidence that federal agencies are deploying femtocells to improve quality of voice and data reception and extend coverage range. A new research study U.S. Government Wireless Voice and Data Market Forecast 2013-2018 predicts double-digit growth for femtocell segment of the U.S. Government Wireless Voice and Data Market in 2013-2018.
Mindspeed Acquires Femtocell Technology Company
January 2012: Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., a provider of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, has acquired U.K.-based Picochip Limited, a leading supplier of integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for femtocells, for a purchase price of approximately $51.8 million, plus a potential earnout payment of up to $25 million payable in the first calendar quarter of 2013. The acquisition will enhance Mindspeed's capabilities in femtocell market.