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FemtoZone at Mobile World Congress 2009



The Femto Forum joined forces with the GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, to create the FemtoZone at Mobile World Congress 2009, Barcelona, 16-19 February 2009.

The FemtoZone attracted significant audiences throughout the week.  Many thanks to everyone who took part for making the FemtoZone such a huge success.

FemtoZone featured public presentations from operators and vendors on the major issues affecting the industry including the business case, deployment plans and home zone services. These presentations are available below:

Business Case presentation by Signals Research

FemtoZone Application Plenary

Security considerations for femtocells (Acme Packet)

Femtocells in context: How femtocells are driven by - and will drive - trends in mobile communciations (Airvana)

Network intergration challenges for large scale deployments (Aricent)

A new paradigm in agile radios (Bitwave)

Key learnings for FMC in-building solutions from a mobile operator perspective (Cable & Wireless)

Femtocell voice quality and the critically important backhaul (Epitiro)

From 3G to 4G: Femto gateway requirements (Genband)

FemtoZone services in the connected home (ip.access)

Opportunities and Challenges for RF devices in femtocells (Lime Microsystems)

Leveraging Femto @Home: Value-Added services to drive consumer demand (Mavenir)

The battle for the home (MimoOn)

Boosting the femtocell ecosystem (Nokia Siemens Networks)

Coverage propositions for Orange customers

Femtocells: Broadening applications, broadening standards (picoChip)

Integrating femtocells in multi-play services (Pirelli Broadband)

Femtocell solution and deployment of SoftBank Mobile

The evolution of femtocells (Ubiquisys)

"Over the past year the femtocell industry has overcome major technical and business challenges paving the way in 2009 for operators to introduce commercial services. As such Mobile World Congress is going to be a key event for operators to cement their consumer propositions to ensure their launches are as successful as possible," said Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of The Femto Forum. "We're thrilled to be sharing our vision with the GSMA which has been instrumental in the development of new technologies and services in the communications industry.  This collaboration will create a perfect venue for show attendees to learn about, discuss and contribute to this exciting new technology."

For more information:

Download FemtoZone Programme HERE

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