
The word on the street is that AT&T’s femtocell technology may be launching in some markets, including Atlanta, San Antonio, Seattle, and North Carolina, as early as next week. The femtocell device, aka AT&T 3G Microcell, connects to your broadband connection and essentially becomes a honest to goodness mini cell tower. Everyone in range of approx 5,000 square feet should experience improved cell phone reception. Hooray for all you cave-dwellers.
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AT&T is set to rollout their femtocell technology by the end of this year. They will be expanding the current trial into a marketing trial to a handful of cities in the coming weeks. A full national launch should be in place by the end of 2009.
So what is this femtocell technology? Basically, you plug in a AT&T-branded 3G Microcell (which looks like a wi-fi router) into your current broadband router/modem. The microcell then uses your internet connection and sends out a cell signal that greatly improves cell phone coverage.
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According to reports, AT&T is beginning trials of their 3G MicroCell HSPA-enabled femtocell this week. MicroHUH? FemtoWHAT?? Yah, sounds a bit weird but basically you connect a femtocell device to your broadband connection and presto-chango your normally weak cell signal is boosted to five bars of no-drop bliss. …Continue reading: AT&T Customers To Trial 3G MicroCell This Week