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Small Cell

Ubiquisys in First Demonstration of Smart Cells based on Intel® Architecture on Live Mobile Network

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London, UK – Ubiquisys, the developer of 3G and LTE small cells, will demonstrate smart cells running on a live mobile network at Small Cells World Summit in London on 26-28 June. The smart cell is a new class of device: a small cell base station with a fully integrated cloud computing platform.

Mindspeed to Demonstrate Small Cell Base Station Technology Leadership at Mobile Asia Expo

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NEW PORT BEACH, Calif.--Jun. 15, 2012-- Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), the leader in technology for small cells, today announced that the company will be exhibiting at the 2012 Mobile Asia Expo from June 20-22, 2012 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China.

Small Cell Forum: Public Access Small Cells Could Quickly Carry More Traffic than Macros

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Small Cell Forum

The Small Cell Forum says that public access small cells could play a key role in providing additional mobile coverage, capacity and new services in both urban and rural areas.

Mindspeed Extends Lead in TD-SCDMA Small Cells with New Reference Design

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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 07, 2012 --Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MSPD), the industry leader in technology for small cell base stations, today announced the industry's first product for enterprise and public access Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) small cells.

Ubiquisys Named #1 Indoor Small Cell Access Point Vendor by ABI Research

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LONDON, UK - 28 March, 2012. Ubiquisys, the developer of 3G and LTE intelligent cells, has been ranked at the top of the latest Indoor Small Cell Vendor Matrix, released by ABI Research. The matrix compares small cell access point vendors and ranks them based on a comprehensive range of criteria linked to Innovation and Implementation.

Ubee Announces Asset Purchase in Small Cell Technologies

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Dallas, TX. – March 12, 2012 —Ubee Interactive, a leader in global broadband technology, today announces the acquisition of substantially all assets of AirWalk CommunicationsTM Inc., the leader in small cell solutions by UbeeAirWalk, a newly formed Ubee subsidiary.

The Move to Small-Cell Architectures

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The expansion and evolution of cellular networks over the past decades has been astounding. Networks initially designed for voice traffic have grown to accommodate increasingly high data-traffic loads. This growth has long relied on a network of macro cells to provide a good balance of wireless coverage and
capacity.

SmartCell to ease access, backhaul, and core capacity pressures

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SmartCell 8800 AP

The rapid increase of mobile data services, driven by smartphones and tablets, has accelerated data-traffic growth to the point where macro cellular networks are no longer sufficient to meet subscriber demand in many high-density settings.

Small Cell Networks - Khurram Sheikh, MWC12

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RCR Wireless interviews Khurram Sheikh at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Khurram discusses deploying small cell networks.

Integrating femtocells and Wi-Fi

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Andy Germano of the Small Cell Forum talks with RCR Wireless News about how integrating femtocells and Wi-Fi can offer mobile customers a seamless, secure wireless experience on an intelligent network.

TEKTELIC Communications delivers smallest and most-powerful complete LTE small cell eNodeB

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Barcelona, Spain – February 28, 2012 – Today at Mobile World Congress, TEKTELIC Communications, a leading provider of high quality and high efficiency cellular radio solutions and 4G micro base stations announced the availability of their smallest fully integrated micro eNodeB.  In conjunction with Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.

Meeting mobile broadband expectations with maximum efficiency

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As the Networked Society takes shape, providing the right user experience is a top priority for operators. Bandwidth-hungry applications common on smartphones, tablets and other connected devices are driving figures for data traffic sky high.

Alcatel-Lucent, Telefonica Unveil Smart 4G Experience at MWC

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Telefonica at MWC

Telefonica today introduced live experience of Smart 4G network at the Mobile World Congress. The network deploys 2.6Ghz frequency band and provides download speeds of 100 Mbps, between 40-60Mbps on upload, says operator.

DOVADO and Ubiquisys Demonstrate 3G Small Cell with 4G Backhaul

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Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – 27th February 2012 - DOVADO, the supplier of mobile broadband routers, and Ubiquisys, the developer of 3G and LTE intelligent cells, today announced that they have successfully demonstrated a 3G residential small cell with LTE backhaul.

It all comes back to backhaul

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Ericsson - Backhaul plays a critical role in mobile broadband, and is rising in importance on account of the introduction of heterogeneous networks, known as hetnets.

Deploying vast numbers of small cells to complement improved and densified macrocell layers will require a range of highly scalable, flexible mobile backhaul solutions that support superior user experience.