Verizon Wireless CTO Tony Melone said at the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show last week that the carrier would begin offering femtocell products and service plans sometime this year. The announcement follows a move by Sprint into the femtocell arena. AT&T also is said to be evaluating a femtocell offering.
What remains to be seen is what Verizon will charge for the femtocell device and the service plan. Sprint charges around $50 for the product and $15 per month for service. Verizon's commitment, broader than Sprint's thus far and the only one by a U.S. telco that has both local wireline and wireless networks, may well bring femtocell deployment to its tipping point in the U.S. market. -Lynnette
To read more about Verizon's femtocell plans:
- take a look at this article [1] from AP
Also, check out our recent webinar [2]: Fixed Mobile Convergence:
Are femtocells and UMA/WiFi solutions competitive or complementary?
Related articles:
Sprint formally launches femtocell, Airave Report [3]
Nokia Siemens and Ubiquisys jointly push femtocells Report [4]
Cisco pours cash into U.K. femtocell developer Report [5]
Operators want femtocells Report [6]
Links:
[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_hi_te/wireless_show_femtocells
[2] https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=105835&sessionid=1&key=1CBAC8C508CD0029917A3031C03D7D0F&sourcepage=register
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-formally-launches-femtocell-airave/2007-09-17?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[4] http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/nokia-siemens-and-ubiquisys-jointly-push-femtocells/2008-02-01?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[5] http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/cisco-pours-cash-u-k-femtocell-developer/2008-01-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
[6] http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/operators-want-femtocells/2007-12-20?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal