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femtocell Last modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
In telecommunications, a femtocell is a small cellular base station — or a wireless access point — that is typically used to improve indoor cellular reception inside a home or small business. A femtocell connects to the carrier's network via broadband and can support up to five mobile phones. The main benefits to using femtocell technology is an overall increase in call quality and an increase of indoor cellular coverage.  Femtocells are usually compatible with CDMA2000,WiMAX, and UMTS devices. May also be called a home base station or known by its older name of access point base station.
Femtocell Technology is Moving Forward Femtocell technology is a type of wireless phone technology that can be implemented in the home or office in order to improve the call quality of mobile phones in indoor locations. The Battle for the Home Zone Will it be Wi-Fi and dual-mode 3G/Wi-Fi phones, or femtocells, the 3G home base stations that Sprint has already begun to deploy and most other mobile carriers are now, or soon will be, testing? Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software. Webopedia's Quick Reference Section Use this Webopedia reference section for information on common Internet and computer facts and occurrences. Wi-Fi Planet 802.11 news, commentary and information.	Related Categories Mobile Phones Related Terms Access Point access provider carrier cellphone cellular mobile phone transmission path wireless wireless number portability