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ip.access AFC portable femtocell offloads 3G/4G to WiFi

Chris Davies, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

An iPhone-sized portable femtocell could make creating a private bubble of cellphone coverage straightforward in homes, offices, hotel rooms and public spaces, offloading smartphones and other mobile devices onto WiFi. The ip.access Advanced Femtocell Concept (AFC) works as existing products, like the AT&T 3G Microcell and Vodafone SureSignal, but can hook up to the internet via either a wired ethernet connection or WiFi. Read The Full Story

Vodafone Sure Signal femtocell hack allows call recording, spoofing [Update: Fixed]

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [1]

Vodafone's Sure Signal femtocell has been hacked so as to allow calls to be intercepted and recorded, as well as enabling SMS messages and calls to be sent via other subscriber's accounts. The hack, documented by The Hackers Choice, takes advantage of the Sure Signal's common root password and, through modifying the software and physically removing the tracking chip Vodafone use to locate the femtocell, means the on-board decryption system for Vodafone customers is also accessible. Read The Full Story

Netgear announces MF100H second-gen Femtocell at MWC 2011

Shane McGlaun, Feb 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Netgear has announced a new femtocell at MWC 2011 in Spain today. The new Femtocell is the MF100H and it is a second-generation femtocell that supports 3G and Ethernet LAN. The device has been designed to complement the Netgear broadband gateway and router line up that is used by numerous Cable TV operators. Read The Full Story

Attocell is a femtocell for the iPhone and more

Shane McGlaun, Jan 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

I think that at this point most of us are familiar with a femtocell and what it is and when you need one. Basically, the femtocell is a way to give you a better mobile phone signal indoors and to allow you to route phone calls over your broadband connection rather than the mobile network. Read The Full Story

MagicJack femtocell to be sold with a mobile partner

Shane McGlaun, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

We have talked about the MagicJack VoiP dongle on more than a few occasions around here. The company has merged with VoIP company VocalTec Communications and the newly merged companies are set to offer an interesting new product soon. Read The Full Story

Roke unveils Wide Area Coverage Femtocell with 40,000 times more coverage

Shane McGlaun, Jul 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Your average femtocell isn’t good for coverage on spaces larger than a big home or smaller office. The AT&T 3G microcell is a good example, it is good for 5,000 square feet of coverage. A company called Roke from England has unveiled a new femtocell called the Wide Area Coverage Femtocell that crushes that 5,000 square foot service area. Read The Full Story

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Airvana Femto Family Tablet hands-on

Chris Davies, Jun 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Femtocells: simple home cellular base stations that let you make a call when you’re indoors and you can’t persuade Verizon, AT&T or any of the other carriers to boost their coverage, right? Not if Airvana have their way; the company – who already supply carriers like Sprint with their Airave femto, and who are tipped to be readying a VoIP-capable model for the network – are hoping to turn personal base stations into connected home multimedia hubs, intelligently managing a family’s communications and potentially shepherding in more touchscreen tablets. We caught up with the company to find out why smart femtos are the way forward.

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Texas Instruments shows off 32-user femtocell at Femtocells World Summit

Shane McGlaun, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [0]

I like the idea of a femtocell, but I don't like the way that mobile carriers have positioned the devices. AT&T is a perfect example. The coverage for my iPhone in my local area is not good. Calls drop, the phone simply won't ring sometimes, and generally the data speeds are slow. AT&T will sell me a femtocell to shore up the shoddy network by using my WiFi connection at home. I just don’t think I should have to pay again to fix a shoddy network I am already paying to use. Read The Full Story

AT&T 3G Microcell data use counts toward your wireless allowance

Chris Davies, Jun 18th 2010 Discuss [1]

AT&T's 3G Microcell is prompting controversy, after it emerged that the carrier will be counting data use through the femtocell towards users' monthly wireless data allowance, despite being routed via your own broadband connection. Therefore, if you use significant amounts of data when your phone is connected through the femtocell, you could find yourself falling foul of AT&T's recent data caps without even using their regular wireless network. Read The Full Story

Sprint Airave v2 with VoIP & EVDO clears FCC

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2010 Discuss [2]

Sprint's femtocell plans have been tipped by the FCC, with the company's latest model sneaking through ahead of its official debut. The new Sprint Airave differs from its predecessor by adding in EVDO support for higher speed data connectivity, together with throwing in a VoIP phone port, based on a femtocell design by Airvana. Read The Full Story

AT&T 3G Microcell launching nationwide in April 2010

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

Having gone through a limited trial last year, AT&T's 3G Microcell is now set for a US-wide release come April 2010. The Y-shaped femtocell promises to improve both 3G data and voice coverage by routing each over a home or office broadband connection; in return AT&T are looking for a one-off fee of $149.99. Read The Full Story

NEC FP810 femtocell: tiny but 14.4/5.7Mbps data rates

Chris Davies, Feb 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

European 3G users suffering from dodgy cellphone signals in their home or office could soon have a new femtocell to choose from. NEC is promising to deliver their new FP810 femtocell to carriers in April 2010, and unlike previous models the personal 3G hotspot is capable of eight simultaneous calls and HSPA data rates. NEC are using Ubiquisys' femtocell hardware, and since they're making a big deal of the fact that the FP810 is only 8cm tall, we're guessing it's the Ubiquisys G3-mini [pdf link]. Read The Full Story