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Small cellular base stations or small cells are low-powered radio access points that improve 3G and 4G cellular coverage in order to increase capacity and backhaul traffic at a lower cost. Small cells, which can consist of femtocells, picocells and macrocells, allow mobile operators to deploy IP based devices using the existing IP infrastructure while providing a seamless evolution to IMS. There are many challenges providers face regarding 3G and 4G capacity issues that small cell sites can address. By utilizing small cells, additional spectrum, HSPA+, LTE, WiFi offload and femtocells all attempt to add more wireless broadband capacity and coverage. Therefore, in order to reduce the number of 3G and 4G coverage holes, operators can deploy large numbers of small cell sites at the 3G and 4G macrocell cell edges.

Small Cells Featured Articles

Galtronics' Embedded Antenna Solutions Boost the Performance of SpiderCloud Small Cell Systems
6/19/2013
Galtronics Corporation, a provider of innovative antenna and communications solutions, has revealed that its embedded antenna solutions now boost the voice and data coverage needed for small cells systems from SpiderCloud.

Small Cells are Getting a Grip in Cellular Nets
6/19/2013
The Small Cell Forum is an organization that supports the wide scale adoption of small cells. Its mission is to accelerate small cell adoption to change the shape of mobile networks and maximize the potential of the mobile Internet.

Research Reveals $42 Billion Opportunity for HetNet Infrastructure Market
6/17/2013
A recent report published by Market Publishers provides details of the global small cells and carrier Wi-Fi market. It also analyzes the Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and Cloud Radio Access Network (RAN) technology.

London Leverages Small Cells for New City Wide Internet Deployment
6/17/2013
Rolling out infrastructure is costly, however, which is where Wi-Fi and small cell technology has come into the picture. Small cells are easily deployed and relatively cheap, bringing extra coverage where it is needed without the cost and time associated with macro cells.

Texas Instruments Addresses Power and Cost Concerns in Small Cells Market
6/12/2013
The small cells market is set to explode thanks to the growing demand created by long term evolution (LTE) and other high-speed communications networks. Recent reports from Informa Telecoms & Media reveal that small cells are poised to increase from today's 11 million units to 92 million units in 2016.

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