The need for small cells – those miniature cellular access points traditionally known as femtocells – typically arises because of coverage or capacity issues within a building. Small cells are a relatively new concept that works on an operator’s licensed frequency to extend the wireless network inside a building. These cells can be installed in a number of ways to accommodate different needs. More...

It probably comes as little surprise that most employees today expect on-the-spot mobile data accessibility and anywhere voice service to enhance their work productivity both at their desk and throughout an office. In response, IT teams are searching for the best approach to support this trend and provide the highest quality, in-building service available for a reasonable cost.  Small cells have emerged as a breakthrough solution. More...

It’s pretty clear that you can’t have truly Unified Communications without mobility. And let’s face it, if you don’t have ubiquitous coverage, you don’t really have mobility.

Now, you may be willing to accept the fact that if you’re hiking in Wyoming, or staying in a darling little bed and breakfast in very rural Maine, your coverage is not going to be sufficient to keep you fully connected to the office. But nowhere is it more frustrating to drop a call than when you’re on your own company’s campus, striding from one meeting to another or trying to use that spare couple of minutes to connect with a customer. More...

A recent article in UC Magazine by Richard “Zippy” Grigonis caught my attention. Despite the magazine’s usual B2B focus, most of the article addressed the consumer benefits of femtocells. Which is fine, except the emphasis on coverage – particularly when it comes to the enterprise – sells femtocells short. The technology is far more encompassing than that. More...

As good as the wireless infrastructure is in this country, we all know that you can’t always get perfect coverage everywhere. That’s a concern for remote office or home-based workers, particularly as the companies they work for move to wireless-wireline integration and eventually come to standardize on mobile phones. More...