We have just announced a new initiative to encourage convergence of the various methods for integrating femtocells with operator core networks. Operators have highlighted that this is one of the key issues for them in suppoprting femtocells economically as volumes rise beyond those present at initial launch. It also helps them support products from multiple femtocell vendors, giving customers choice regarding functions and form factors.
At the same time we announced several exciting new members (Cisco, Ericsson, Vodafone, BT etc.)
Plenty of press stories have picked up on this:
- Femto gets real (Techworld)
- Forum pushes interoperability (Light Reading)
- Forum ranks swell (Light Reading)
- Forum standards initiative (Telecoms.com)
- Forum pushes standards (Techworld)
- Cisco, Ericsson Swell Femto Forum Ranks (Light Reading)
- Femto Forum initiative pushes core interoperability (Telecommunications)
- NXP chips in for femtocell integration efforts (EE Times)
- Femto Forum looks to standardize femtocell architecture (Network World)
Simon
West Sussex
1st Feburary 2008
